Artificial general intelligence, the prospect of a machine learning program meeting or exceeding the intelligence of a human, is a polarizing topic. For some, like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, it's a mission statement — the lodestar guiding the company's efforts. For others, like activist and organizer Guido Reichstadter, it's an existential threat to be resisted at any cost. A long time organizer, Reichstader's now on day nine of a grueling anti-AGI hunger strike in front of the San Francisco he...
