The argument shifts from genies summoned per task to entities that persist

Claim

Commentators argued AGI will feel real when models stop being genies summoned per task and become entities — remote coworkers who never turn on their cameras — as Microsoft merged apps and added a paid tier after fewer than 4.5% of its 450 million customers paid for Copilot.

Reported metric: <4.5% paid conversion

Reporting date: 2026-07-04 (not necessarily the event date)

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• Welcome to July 4, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)