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Why AGI Is Close but Not Here Yet | Ray Kurzweil | EP #261
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Jun 3, 2026
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What Does 'Smarter Than Humans' Actually Mean? AI's Billion-Candidate Advantage
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Salim Ismail challenges Kurzweil to define 'smarter.' Kurzweil argues AI is already smarter than most humans by virtue of processing a billion drug candidates simultaneously — demonstrated in COVID vaccine development.
