3. AGI

AGI

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) represents a hypothetical, yet intensely pursued, milestone in AI development: a machine capable of understanding, learning, and applying intelligence across any intellectual task that a human being can. Unlike today's prevalent "narrow AI" systems, which excel at specific, predefined tasks (like playing chess or facial recognition), an AGI would possess generalized cognitive abilities. This includes the capacity for abstract reasoning, problem-solving in unfamiliar contexts without explicit prior training, common-sense knowledge acquisition, creativity, and the ability to transfer learning from one domain to an entirely different one. Researchers are exploring diverse approaches, from replicating brain structures (connectionism) to integrating AI with physical bodies (whole organism architecture), all aiming to achieve a system that can independently learn, adapt, and demonstrate a human-like breadth of understanding and decision-making, marking a profound evolutionary leap beyond specialized artificial intelligence.