- AGI, or artificial general intelligence, is a still-theoretical AI that can reason like humans.
- Top researchers agree the leap to AGI is close but differ on just how close.
- Some say we’ll see AGI in as little as two years. Others say we’re still decades away.
One of the oft-stated goals of the current AI arms race is to reach artificial general intelligence, or AGI.
There is no agreed-upon definition. Generally, it’s a hypothetical form of machine intelligence that can solve any human task through methods that aren’t constrained to its training.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, a strong proponent of AGI, has said it will “elevate humanity.” He envisions it as a tool to enhance productivity, create shared intelligence, increase abundance, and discover new knowledge.
Others have likened it to intelligence smarter than humans or even a “God-like AI” that could make humans obsolete.
However, the question of when we’ll reach it is still a debate among many of the top names in the field. Here’s a closer look at how far we are from AGI, according to the people closest to it.
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