I find Carmack incredibly arrogant to assume the he alone will be able to solve AGI. I mean the guy is a good programmer, no question about it, but let's get real: his major credentials come from having built 3d game engines, which by today's standards are quite primitive. His work at Facebook / Meta is meh at the most, the Quest didn't revolutionize VR by any means. Becoming rich from the sale of Id to Zenimax is not proof of genius. I admire his achievements, but I think he's way overrated.