📝 TL;DR A little known startup led by a former Google AI veteran says it has built the first AGI capable system that can learn new skills on its own, without human data or hand holding. The model is said to mirror how the brain’s neocortex works, but outside experts are extremely skeptical and there is no public proof yet. 🧠 Overview A company called Integral AI, founded by ex Google researcher Jad Tarifi, has announced what it calls the first AGI capable model. The system is designed to learn new skills autonomously in both digital environments and with robots in the physical world, using an architecture that is explicitly modeled on the layered structure of the human neocortex. The claims are bold, and they land in a moment where big players openly say AGI is still ahead of us, which is why the announcement is being met with a mix of curiosity, side eye, and memes. 📜 The Announcement On December 8, 2025, Integral AI publicly claimed it has successfully tested a model that meets its own definition of AGI capable. The startup says its system can teach itself entirely new tasks in unfamiliar domains, without pre existing datasets or human intervention, while remaining safe and energy efficient. The founders frame this as a foundational step toward embodied superintelligence and position their architecture as a fundamental leap beyond current large language models. At the same time, there is no peer reviewed paper, open benchmarks, or independent verification yet, so for now this is a marketing claim rather than an accepted scientific milestone. ⚙️ How It Works • Brain inspired architecture - Integral says its model grows, abstracts, plans, and acts in a layered way that mirrors the human neocortex, with higher levels building increasingly abstract world models on top of raw sensory data. • Universal simulators - The first piece is a simulator that learns a unified internal model of different environments from vision, language, audio, and sensor data, then uses that internal model to reason and predict across many domains.

I thought this might be useful because a lot of people want to “build with AI” but don’t have a security background — and safety talk often turns into either fear… or vague theory. This is neither. This is a simple, repeatable checklist you can copy into your project and run every time (like a pre-flight check). If you can follow a recipe, you can follow this. When to run it Run this checklist: - Before you launch - After any new feature - After any security news/alert - Once per month as a quick maintenance habit 🔒 Guardrails 101 (Copy/Paste Template) Project name: Owner (who is accountable): Where it’s hosted (platform): Last checked (date): 1) What are we building? (1–2 lines) - AI feature(s): - What users can do with it: 2) Data & privacy (what touches what) - What data is used? (none / basic / personal / sensitive) - Where is it stored? - Who can access it? Rule: If personal data is involved → minimize it and document why it’s needed. 3) Secrets & access (high priority) - ✅ 2FA enabled on: email / GitHub / hosting / admin dashboards - ✅ API keys stored safely (not in chats, screenshots, or public repos) - ✅ Least access: only people who need it have it - ✅ “Rotate keys” plan exists (where/how) 4) Updates & patching (boring but essential) - Dependencies/framework updated: ✅ / ❌ (date) - Hosting/platform updates: ✅ / ❌ - If a critical alert happens: who patches within 24–48h? 5) Monitoring (can we see problems early?) - Logs enabled: ✅ / ❌ - Alerts enabled for suspicious activity / errors: ✅ / ❌ - Who receives alerts? 6) Abuse & misuse (what could go wrong?) Quick answers: - Most likely misuse case: - How we reduce it (rate limits / permissions / filters): - What we will NOT allow the AI to do: 7) Kill-switch & rollback (must-have) - Can we disable the AI feature quickly? ✅ / ❌ - Where is the “off switch”? - How do we roll back changes?

Hi, I need help, I offer Lead capture system + some other functions like creating quotes and invoices for plumbers. And I got my first demo call booked for tommorow, how do I prepare? Im just 16 and Im scared of it because i dont have any previous experience. Thanks

I had an unexpected AHA moment recently as we stepped into a new season of the business. I always thought a sales funnel was about pushing people forward. Turns out, the real shift was realizing it’s more like installing street signs on a road people were already walking. Before the funnel, my business felt seasonal in the stressful way—busy spikes, quiet gaps, lots of hoping. I was showing up, creating value, talking to people… but most visitors didn’t know where to go next. Neither did I, honestly. Working with a certified funnel expert (trained under a widely trusted funnel framework) changed that perspective completely. Instead of adding more offers or noise, we mapped the natural questions someone has at each stage—and answered them in order. That’s when things clicked: - People didn’t need more convincing - They needed clarity and timing - The funnel became a calm guide, not a loud salesperson 📈 What surprised me most? The funnel didn’t just help conversions—it helped decision-making on my end. I now know what to focus on in each season, and what to ignore without guilt. If you’re building a business and feel like your efforts aren’t stacking the way they should, it might not be about working harder—it might be about building a clearer path. Happy to dive deeper if this is something you’re experimenting with or thinking about.