Isn’t it? Evidence seems to suggest that the more compute you throw at a problem, the smarter the system behaves. Sure, it’s not a given, but it seems plausible.
That word is carrying a heavy load. There's no evidence that scaling works indefinitely on this particular sort of problem.
In fact there is no evidence that scaling solves computing problems generally.
In more narrow fields more compute gets better results but that niche is not so large.
Given doesn't mean proven, it means accepted as true. We can give variables fixed values, for example.
Entire classes of proofs, moreover, prove something cannot be true because if you assume it is you get a paradox or nonsense.
But human brains are small and require far less energy to be very generally intelligent. So clearly, there must be a better way to achieve this AGI shit. Preferably something that runs locally in the palm of your hand.