Defining AGI

Artificial general intelligence is a fascinating field of study

Phil Siarri
2 min readMar 26, 2023
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is essentially the capacity of an intelligent entity to comprehend or learn any intellectual work that humans and other animals can.

It is a major objective of certain artificial intelligence research and a popular theme in science fiction and the study of the future.

Potential and risks

AGI has the potential to provide everyone with extraordinary new capabilities; we may picture a society in which everyone has access to assistance with virtually any cognitive endeavor, hence enhancing human brilliance and creativity. On the other end, it would also carry a high danger of abuse, accidents, and disruption of society.

Main applications

Many intelligence standards have been presented, but there is currently no criterion that satisfies everyone. Nonetheless, artificial intelligence researchers are largely in agreement that intelligence must be able to reason, use strategy, solve puzzles, and make judgments under uncertainty; represent knowledge, including common sense knowledge; plan; learn; communicate in natural language; and integrate all of these abilities towards common goals.

The ability to perceive

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Phil Siarri

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