AIAW Podcast E174 - AGI in 2026 - Karim Nouira

Season 12 of the AIAW Podcast kicks off with a high-stakes question: Can we reach Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) by 2026? In Episode 174, we’re joined by Karim Nouira, founder of sics.ai (Superintelligence Computing Systems), for a deep and provocative conversation on the technical frontiers of AGI. From LLM limitations and JEPA’s alternative path to robotics brains and latent space reasoning, we unpack what it would take to build truly autonomous systems. We also explore Sweden’s role in the global AGI race, the future of labor in an agentic world, and the societal implications of superintelligent machines. A powerful start to a season focused on what’s next in AI. Tune in. 

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