Opening Hook: The AGI Hype Train vs. The Reality Check You’re sipping coffee with a friend, and they casually mention, “Hey, robots might become smarter than humans by 2026.” Your first thought? “Is this a movie plot… or real life?” The AGI Showdown: Are Robots About to Outsmart Us… or Is This Just Tech’s New Fairy Tale? The great debate over Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) - the hypothetical super AI that could outthink humans in everything . While tech titans like OpenAI’s Sam Altman are hyping AGI’s arrival, academics are hitting the brakes, calling it a “marketing gimmick.” So, who’s right? And why should you care? 1. The AGI Hype Train: “The Genie’s Almost Out!” Provocative Question: If AGI is so dangerous, why are companies racing to “let the genie out of the bottle” Sam Altman and others argue that AGI is just around the corner. They envision a future where machines solve climate change, cure diseases, or - worst-case scenario - turn Earth int...