Unlike the author of the linked article though, I don't even see why AGI would be necessary for this. AGI refers to an AI having some sort of true intelligence but the system of current AI + human being already has that, so AGI is kind of a red herring in this situation.
All you would need is a sufficiently powerful AI, plus some advances in robotics, to make this work. After all, an AI doesn't need to be intelligent to drive a car, find new raw materials, and build stuff.