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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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I fail to see how this disproves my point.
The term AGI was coined far before LLMs even existed.
That doesn’t change how it’s being used or why it was invented.
I'm only countering your claim where you seem to be suggesting that the term AGI was made up to market LLMs. It wasn't - that term has existed for a long time.
You are glomming onto a slightly poor wording choice on my part because you are wrong and desperate to salvage a win from this conversation and I wish you could just admit it.
That slightly poor wording choice was my entire point.
I know, your whole point is missing mine.
There's nothing else in your reply for me to respond to. I made a comment about statistical probabilities and you responded with ramblings about AGI that in no way address anything I said. You're entitled to your opinion and I'm not interested in trying to convince you otherwise.