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โ€œWhat's actually required for AGI is the ability to keep learning after training and the move from pattern matching to understanding cause and effect.โ€

โ€” Vishal Misra
MAR 17, 2026a16z

What's Missing Between LLMs and AGI - Vishal Misra & Martin Casado

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    LLMs function through predictable mathematical updates - Experiments reveal that transformers refine their predictions in a precise, measurable way as they process data, rather than through inexplicable 'magic'.

    โ€œWhat's actually required for AGI is the ability to keep learning after training and the move from pattern matching to understanding cause and effect.โ€

    โ€” Vishal Misra
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    AGI necessitates post-training learning - A critical gap in current models is their static nature; true AGI requires the ability to continuously acquire and integrate new information after the initial training phase.

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    Success depends on shifting from patterns to causality - Reaching human-level intelligence requires models to move beyond statistical pattern matching toward a fundamental understanding of cause and effect.