The recent brouhaha about Apple saying AGI is not so imminent after all, disguises a more significant reality. Even without AGI, current AI is continuing along a revolutionary path that will utterly transform society.
Figure Robotics illustrates this. Its Helix humanoid robots are getting nearer and nearer human human-level dexterity in carrying out some common factory tasks.
We won't need AGI to develop humanoid robots capable of doing most unskilled and semi-skilled work.
Are the people obsessing over AGI, missing the revolution happening on their doorstep?
Scaling Helix: a New State of the Art in Humanoid Logistics