AGI has been "5 years away" for the past decade. The Tesla Roadster? Five years away since 2014. Tesla's Level 5 self-driving? Promised by 2017, then quietly pushed into the perpetual five-year window. If you've been paying attention, you've probably noticed this pattern extends far beyond Silicon Valley. Why do we keep landing on this specific timeframe? Psychologically, five years is close enough to feel relevant. We can easily imagine ourselves five years from now, still affected by these ...
