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THE SUPERINTELLIGENCE THESIS

By Zimbo · October 7, 2026

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AI cartoon by Zimbo: Sunday strip: Rotorua kid at a computer; 'artificial general intelligence' amid laughter; 2008 'Machine Super Intelligence' thesis, $10,000 prize; 2010 DeepMind founded; 2014 Google buys it; 2023 Chief AGI Scientist; finale: Legg and Demis Hassabis in a rowboat gaze at giant padlocked machines.
Shane Legg wrote a 2008 PhD thesis literally titled 'Machine Super Intelligence', co-founded DeepMind in 2010, sold it to Google in 2014, and is now the Chief AGI Scientist in charge of making sure the thing he formalized doesn't end us — in six panels.Zimbo for AI News Page
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