❓ What is AGI?

Even the major Big Tech companies don't quite agree on where we currently are regarding the level of AI development. In a recent lawsuit against OpenAI, Musk claimed that GPT-4 is early AGI, essentially equal to human intelligence.

If true, then according to OpenAI's mission statement, it should serve the "benefit of humanity" and not just profit Microsoft, which owns an exclusive license to OpenAI's products. Microsoft keeps claiming its rights to GPT-4. The company believes that the AGI has not yet been reached.

🖥 Where does the AGI concept come from?

While the term "Artificial Intelligence" appeared in 1956, the concept of AGI came into use in 2007, after a book by SingularityNET founder Ben Herzl called "Artificial General Intelligence" came out.

In 2010, while addressing potential investors at the Singularity Conference about the newly launched DeepMind Lab, Demis Hassabis was among the first to talk about achieving AGI. This was the startup's goal stated in the company's business plan.

🤔 What does AGI mean now?

Altman defines AGI as the "equivalent of a median human that you could hire as a co-worker." Hassabis says AGI "should be able to do pretty much any cognitive task humans can do."

📝 How does "general AI" differ from "ordinary" AI?

Most AI models still perform narrowly focused tasks. AGI must be able to independently solve many versatile tasks, self-learn quickly, adapt to context, and produce new knowledge.

⏳ When will we achieve AGI?

In the 1960s, scientists predicted the arrival of "thinking machines" as early as the late 1980s. Now, the most cited date is 2031. Still, the head of Meta AI, Yann LeCun, believes that the transition to AGI may take a few decades.

🆘 Is AGI dangerous for humans?

Elon Musk believes AGI is "the greatest existential threat we face today." Yet Demis Hassabis is convinced that with the advent of AGI, humanity will reach a new level of development and come closer to creating Super Intelligence (ASI).

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