Artificial general intelligence

Artificial general intelligence (AGI) refers to an artificial intelligence system that can perform any intellectual task that a human being can, at human-level or beyond. The key aspects of AGI include:

• Generality - Ability to learn and apply knowledge across a broad range of domains, not just a narrow specialty.
• Reasoning - Capability for abstract thinking, understanding concepts, and drawing conclusions.
• Problem-solving - Capacity to take on complex goals, break them down into solvable steps, and generate novel solutions.
• Learning - Skill to improve continuously through experience and new information without human intervention.
• Self-awareness - Some degree of consciousness about its own capabilities, limitations, and place in the world.
• Common sense - Basic understanding of how the world works and how to interact with humans and environment.

Current AI systems exhibit narrow intelligence, meaning they are specialized for specific tasks like playing chess, recognizing images, or translating languages. AGI does not yet exist, but is considered the holy grail of AI research. The creation of AGI could enable systems to handle the complexity and ambiguity of the real world. However, it also raises ethical concerns about potential risks if such powerful AI is not developed safely and aligned with human values. Most experts believe human-level AGI is still decades away.