My pet (uneducated) theory is that AI needs to have a parent layer "consciousness" before it can become an AGI. Think of that voice inside your head and your ab

My pet (uneducated) theory is that AI needs to have a parent layer "consciousness" before it can become an AGI. Think of that voice inside your head and your ability to control bodily functions without needing to do it all the time. My model is our brains have many specialized "sub AIs" operating all the time (remembering to breathe for example) but then the AI behind the voice can come in and give commands that override the lower level AIs. What you think of as "me" is really just that top level AI but the whole system is needed to achieve general intelligence. Sort of like a company with many levels of employees serving different functions and a CEO to direct the whole thing, provide goals, modify components, and otherwise use discretion.