AGI Hype Fades When Devs Realize AI

The artificial intelligence industry has been focused on achieving Artificial General Intelligence, or AGI, a milestone where machines become broadly intelligent. However, a more significant shift is occurring, with intelligence being distributed across various systems and workflows. This distribution of intelligence is a societal and economic transformation, enabling businesses to reduce friction and make better decisions. It requires embedding intelligence into workflows, making it accessible and aligned with context and intent. The real inflection point is not AGI, but how widely and wisely intelligence is applied. Small teams are outperforming large ones due to shorter intelligence distribution loops, and organizations that treat AI as a distributed layer will move faster and be more adaptive. The future of AI will be shaped by distribution, integration, and trust, with the winners being those who can place intelligence at the edge of decision-making and inside real workflows.