Why machines will still not rule the world

The article argues that artificial general intelligence is mathematically impossible because human intelligence arises from complex systems that cannot be captured by current models. It critiques two common defenses of machine intelligence: the theoretical reliance on universal approximation theorems and the Church‑Turing‑Deutsch principle, and the empirical reliance on benchmark performance. The authors point out flaws in benchmarks, such as data contamination and test construction issues, and conclude that models capable of true cognitive behavior in open‑ended, thermodynamically complex environments will never be achieved.