Cognitive capitalism is the shift from an economy of factories to one of knowledge, coordination and platforms. Inside it, AGI looks less like a technical goal and more like a frontier myth.
How the word moved
I worked it out in November and December 2025, in the second and third parts of my AI Bubble series. The financial bubble came first, then the question of what AGI means after cognitive capitalism.
In my words
"In that frame, AGI stops looking like a purely technical goal and starts looking like a frontier myth of a system seeking its next ..."
from Bhumics. Weekly Planet #15: The AI Bubble, Part 3. AGI After Cognitive Capitalism, 1 Dec 2025
Related
- Related AGI as Institution - what AGI looks like once you stop believing the myth.
- Related Three AI Bubbles - the financial bubble essay that set it up.