TODAY'S SIGNAL
Marc Andreessen posted four words on X this morning that set Silicon Valley on fire: "AGI is already here." The a16z co-founder — one of the most influential investors in AI — declared the milestone achieved, borrowing William Gibson's line about the future being unevenly distributed. Within hours, the post hit 1.5 million views.
WHY IT MATTERS
Andreessen isn't alone. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said last November "we are already there." Elon Musk predicted AGI by end of 2025 — then updated the deadline to 2026 when it didn't happen. Sam Altman puts it at 2029. The world's largest survey of AI researchers — over 9,800 predictions — puts the consensus at 2040. None of these people agree on what AGI even means, which is precisely the point: when the definition is slippery, anyone can declare victory.
THE TAKE
In 2013, Andreessen called Google Glass "the future" and said people would feel "naked and lonely" without it. He had co-founded the Glass Collective to fund Glass startups. Glass was discontinued two years later. Today, a16z has hundreds of millions invested in AI. When someone with a financial stake in a technology declares a civilization-level milestone, the right question isn't "is he right?" — it's "what does he need you to believe?"
THE NUMBER
2040 — the median year AI researchers expect AGI to arrive, based on a synthesis of 9,800+ expert predictions. The loudest voices in the room are not the most accurate ones.
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