{"id":115849,"date":"2025-04-14T11:21:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T15:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/?post_type=ftm_collection&#038;p=115849"},"modified":"2025-05-30T13:36:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:36:40","slug":"the-race-to-agi","status":"publish","type":"ftm_collection","link":"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/collections\/the-race-to-agi","title":{"rendered":"The Race to AGI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"f-block f-block--issue-cover b-ic dark theme--dark bg-black py-8 relative !mb-0\">\n    <div class=\"f-block__content\">\n        <div class=\"f-block__inner col-span-full\">\n            <div class=\"md:grid md:grid-cols-2 md:items-center gap-x-9\">\n                <div class=\"md:col-span-1\">\n                    <div class=\"mb-10 md:mb-5\">\n                        <div class=\"mb-4 mt-3 md:mt-0\">\n                            <div class=\"h1\">\n                                Rohit Krishnan                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                    <div class=\"h5 lg:max-w-[80%]\">\n                                <p>Operator, Investor, and Author<\/p>\n<p>In <em>The Race to AGI<\/em>, his new series for Freethink Voices, Rohit Krishnan dives deep into the global contest to develop the holy grail of technology: AI that can think, learn, and adapt like humans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strangeloopcanon.com\/\" data-trackeraction=\"click-out\" class=\"btn\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                                                <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"order-1 md:order-2 md:col-span-1\">\n                                            <div class=\" overflow-hidden opacity-0 w-full h-full\" x-data=\"{displayImage: false}\" :class=\"{'opacity-100 transition-opacity ease-in duration-300': 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href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/artificial-intelligence\/ai-vibe-shift\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"A large, modern industrial building with \u201cCologix\u201d signage, surrounded by parking lots, roads, and green lawns in a suburban business area.\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg?resize=1000,562 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg?resize=360,202 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ai-vibe-shift.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/collections\/the-race-to-agi\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        The Race to AGI    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/artificial-intelligence\/ai-vibe-shift\">\n                The AI vibe shift: From doom to realism            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    Existential anxiety surrounding AI is giving way to more realistic concerns about its potential impact on the workforce and beyond.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-span-2 \">\n                        <div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/artificial-intelligence\/governing-agi\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"A man in a suit stands at a podium with the presidential seal, speaking at an event with signs that read &quot;Winning The AI Race&quot; and &quot;ALL-IN.\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg 2133w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=1400,788 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=1800,1013 1800w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=360,203 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/governing-AGI_thumb.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/collections\/the-race-to-agi\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        The Race to AGI    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/artificial-intelligence\/governing-agi\">\n                Governing AGI: Model laws, chip wars, and sovereign AI            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    The US must regulate AI in a way that protects society, preserves America\u2019s competitive edge, and fosters innovation \u2014 all at the same time.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-span-2 \">\n                        <div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/artificial-intelligence\/ai-talent-war\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"A man in a black tuxedo and sunglasses stands in front of a blue backdrop with the Breakthrough Prize logo and text.\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=1400,788 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=360,203 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AI-talent-thumb.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/collections\/the-race-to-agi\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        The Race to AGI    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/artificial-intelligence\/ai-talent-war\">\n                Silicon Valley has entered its superstar engineer era            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    In the race to AGI, tech companies are borrowing playbooks from sports, finance, and film to land elite talent. Here&#8217;s why.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-span-2 \">\n                        <div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/artificial-intelligence\/agi-economy\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"A man in a suit and glasses speaks into a microphone at the World Economic Forum, with the event&#039;s logo visible in the background.\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=1400,788 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=360,203 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/collections\/the-race-to-agi\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        The Race to AGI    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/artificial-intelligence\/agi-economy\">\n                The AGI economy is coming faster than you think            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    The impact of AGI on the economy will be big, it\u2019ll happen fast, and it\u2019ll be disruptive. Here&#8217;s how the disruption could play out.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-span-2 \">\n                        <div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/artificial-intelligence\/cheap-ai-military-advantage\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                                                    <div class=\"aspect-video\" x-data=\"{visible: false}\" x-intersect.once.margin.150px=\"visible=true;\">\n                                                                <video autoplay muted loop playsinline class=\"absolute w-full\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\">\n                                <source 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