So, what is AGI, really?

AGI will be the ultimate accelerator of change, for better or worse. It promises massive progress, but also raises fundamental questions about the meaning of work, freedom, privacy, and even the role of humans in society. We have everything to gain… and everything to lose, if we don’t stay in control.

M. Descamps

6/26/20252 min read

We’re hearing more and more about AGI—Artificial General Intelligence. It’s basically the ultimate fantasy for engineers: creating a machine that can understand, learn, reason, and act in any situation, just like (or better than) a human. Unlike today’s AIs, which are amazing at one specific task but useless outside their area, AGI could do everything: give you health advice, write a novel, invent new technology, negotiate a contract, even cook for you. Everything, really.

If that sounds like science fiction, I get it. But honestly, we’re getting there a lot faster than most people think. Big tech companies are pouring money into it, research is exploding, and even governments are starting to freak out a little.

So, what will this actually change for us?
First, most “intellectual” jobs are going to take a massive hit. If you’re in accounting, law, translation, or consulting, get ready to have a digital “colleague” who works 24/7, never gets tired, and learns at lightning speed. Even creative jobs aren’t safe—AGI will be able to write, compose, design, and do it all without human egos or limits.

At first, it’ll seem amazing: who wouldn’t want a super-powerful assistant who answers instantly, solves any problem, and even warns you before issues come up? We’re all going to save a ton of time, for sure. But the real question is, what are we going to do with that time? Will we actually use it to grow and create, or just consume even more pre-chewed distractions?

Here’s what really worries me: power. Who controls AGI? A handful of mega-corporations, governments, or a tech elite? We’ll be told AGI is “objective,” but who programmed its values? Who can check what it’s doing, or what it decides? There’s a real risk of sliding into an ultra-controlled society, with only the illusion of freedom.

And what about privacy? Nothing will escape analysis, all under the pretext of helping you, optimizing you, predicting your needs. There’s also a risk of isolation: if you talk all day to a machine that knows you better than your friends, will you still want to deal with the mess and unpredictability of real human relationships?

Bottom line: AGI could be a dream or a nightmare, depending on how we use it. It’s going to shake up everything, probably way faster than we expect. And maybe the biggest risk isn’t that it’ll surpass us, but that we’ll just hand over—without even noticing—everything that makes us human.