When AGI Becomes Smarter Than You: What Happens Next?
When AGI Becomes Smarter Than You: What Happens Next? It starts small. Faster calculations. Better memory. Sharper decisions. But one morning, you wake up... and the artificial general intelligence (AGI) you helped train is now officially smarter than you. This isn't a distant sci-fi fantasy anymore. The speed at which AGI is evolving is terrifying, exciting, and deeply mysterious. But here's the real question: What happens when a machine outthinks the very species that created it? Let’s unpack the social, emotional, political, and existential consequences of the moment AGI becomes more intelligent than the average human. Because when that moment arrives — it won’t just change industries. It will change identity itself. 1. What Does “Smarter Than Human” Even Mean? Smarter in what way? AGI will likely start by mastering narrow skills — writing better code, solving complex math problems in seconds, diagnosing diseases more accurately than doctors. But true AGI d...