Survey at NeurIPS 2024 reveals that only 63% of AI researchers could correctly define AGI, challenging assumptions about industry expertise.

Author conducted informal survey at NeurIPS (world's largest AI research conference) asking 38 random attendees to define AGI

Only 63% of respondents could correctly explain what AGI stands for, supporting the claim that knowledge gaps exist even among researchers

Some respondents who answered correctly were surprised by the basic nature of the question, suggesting varied levels of engagement with AGI concepts

Survey initiated from a casual conversation in San Francisco about how much of a 'bubble' the Bay Area AI community lives in regarding AGI awareness