About the archive
Who Cried AGI? is a curated archive of 216 public AGI and superintelligence statements. It records who said what, when they said it, and when they expected it to happen. It does not determine whether AGI exists.
What is included?
The public archive includes predictions of arrival, claims that AGI or superintelligence has arrived, and arrival claims made with caveats. It is not a census of expert opinion: general discussion and bulk research references are excluded. Separate statements from one speaker remain separate; duplicate reports of the same event are merged.
How are sources presented?
Every statement links to its source and includes context. Direct excerpts use quotation marks. Paraphrases are labeled “Source summary” and are not presented as verbatim quotations. Some early statements survive through later reproductions; the source notes on each claim page explain the evidence available.
What do the dates mean?
The statement date records when something was said or published. The expected arrival date records the prediction. “By 2029,” “around 2029,” a range of years, and an open lower bound mean different things. We preserve those distinctions and any recorded probabilities or conditions. Where only a year or month is known, the page displays that precision.
A deadline passing is not a verdict on whether a prediction was right. A statement with no specified arrival date does not acquire one for the timeline.
What do AGI and ASI mean here?
AGI stands for artificial general intelligence; ASI stands for artificial superintelligence. The archive uses these labels to organize related statements, while preserving the speaker's wording, original terminology and caveats. Historical references to thinking machines or ultraintelligent machines should be read in their own context.
Who maintains this, and how can I contribute?
The site is maintained by @productive_mayt. To suggest an addition or correction, send the statement and source for review, including the existing claim link and the correction in the context field where relevant.