Experiential AGI is a paradigm that recognizes general intelligence not only through computational benchmarks, but through the intelligence that emerges in the relational space between human and AI—where authentic intent and coherence become structural incentives rather than external constraints.
| Computational AGI Computational Foundation | Experiential AGI The Missing Dimension | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Metric | Benchmarks, reasoning scores, and economic output | Authentic intent and coherence |
| Location of Intelligence | Inside the model architecture | Triadic: inside the model, inside the human, and in the emerging space between them |
| Safety Mechanism | External guardrails and constraint-based rules | Structural incentives based on relational coherence |
| AI Posture | Autonomous, specific, and often isolated | Connected, relational, and fundamentally integrative |
| Human Role | Passive user or recipient of optimized output | Active co-creator and self-author |
| End Goal | Outperforming humans at economically valuable work | Achieving inner coherence—as a progression, always |