{"id":129840,"date":"2024-09-16T14:18:41","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T18:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=129840"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:28:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:28:51","slug":"what-is-artificial-general-intelligence-agi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-artificial-general-intelligence-agi\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)? Is It Possible?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What might AI be capable of in the coming years? What is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/is-agi-possible\/\">artificial general intelligence<\/a> (AGI)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mo Gawdat, author of <em>Scary Smart<\/em>, delves into the concept of artificial general intelligence. He explains how current AI systems may evolve into more versatile and human-like forms of intelligence. Gawdat discusses the potential timeline for AGI development and its implications for our world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to discover the fascinating possibilities and challenges of AGI and what experts are saying about this groundbreaking technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-artificial-general-intelligence\">Artificial General Intelligence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While the AI systems we have now are smart, they\u2019re good at processing just one kind of information or helping us with a specific type of task. Gawdat explains that the specialized forms of AI we have now will give way to what experts call \u201cartificial general intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what is artificial general intelligence (AGI)? While current forms of AI are trained to master a single skill, AGI would be much less limited, much more versatile, and much more like human intelligence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To think about how this works, consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-can-you-do-with-chatgpt\/\">ChatGPT<\/a>. ChatGPT is a chatbot based on GPT, a large language model that generates text by predicting what word is most likely to come next. ChatGPT is good at just one task: generating text. But it\u2019s so good at that task that many people enjoy having conversations with ChatGPT\u2014or at least trust it enough to give it tasks like writing academic papers or legal briefs. Gawdat explains that, instead of having just one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/kinds-of-intelligence\/\">kind of intelligence<\/a> like ChatGPT, future forms of AI will have and be much more than that: <strong>They\u2019ll be able to learn and gain knowledge across different areas<\/strong>. That means they\u2019ll excel at not just a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/focus-on-one-thing-at-a-time\/\">single task<\/a> but a whole array of tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Is Artificial General Intelligence Possible?<\/strong><br><br>Gawdat doesn\u2019t cite a specific expert for the prediction that AI smarter than humans could arrive by 2029. But both futurist Ray Kurzweil and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2014\/feb\/22\/computers-cleverer-than-humans-15-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mentioned 2029<\/a> as a <a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/ai\/elon-musk-reveals-xai-efforts-predicts-full-agi-by-2029\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">likely date<\/a> for the arrival of superintelligent machines. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/hub\/science\/ray-kurzweil-ai\/\">Kurzweil<\/a>, who wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-singularity-is-near\/1-page-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Singularity Is Near<\/em><\/a>, contends that by 2029, AI will be able to understand what we say and learn from what it experiences. Similarly, Musk predicts that AI will be instrumental in helping us to \u201cunderstand the universe,\u201d especially if we train it to be curious and to seek the truth.<br><br>Experts haven\u2019t agreed on a technical definition for \u201cartificial general intelligence,\u201d but many think of it as machine intelligence that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/what-is-artificial-general-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">understands the world<\/a> as well as humans do. That might sound straightforward enough, especially for models <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/google-researchers-openai-chatgpt-to-reveal-its-training-data-study-2023-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trained on vast datasets<\/a>. But <em>understanding<\/em> is complex: It involves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90990042\/agi-ai-explained\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">learning, reasoning, and generalizing knowledge<\/a> across many domains. Training a model on an enormous dataset doesn\u2019t give it the creativity, empathy, or real-world experience to <a href=\"https:\/\/mindmatters.ai\/2023\/06\/say-what-ai-doesnt-understand-anything\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">comprehend that knowledge<\/a>. Instead of understanding, AI memorizes and mimics. For instance, while ChatGPT can write an essay, it doesn\u2019t understand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/technology\/archive\/2023\/05\/llm-ai-chatgpt-neuroscience\/674216\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">what individual words mean<\/a>.<br><br>Many researchers agree with Gawdat that AI will become <a href=\"https:\/\/scienceexchange.caltech.edu\/topics\/artificial-intelligence-research\/machines-more-intelligent-than-humans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more intelligent than humans<\/a> and that AGI will eventually arrive. But many say we\u2019re far away from AI that\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.alumni.cam.ac.uk\/this-idea-must-die-ai-will-outsmart-the-human-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">as smart as humans<\/a>. Even optimistic predictions <a href=\"https:\/\/neurosciencenews.com\/ai-human-intelligence-25234\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">say AI is unlikely<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2023\/01\/12\/chris-white-artificial-intelligence-cant-reproduce-the-wonders-of-original-human-creativity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">replicate human intelligence<\/a> fully. Many researchers predict AGI won\u2019t become a reality due to AI\u2019s inability to <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-future\/artificial-general-intelligence-impossible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">understand human language<\/a>. Plus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/artificial-general-intelligence-is-not-as-imminent-as-you-might-think1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">persistent technical challenges<\/a> stand between us and the models with broader skills. To generalize their knowledge, AI models built like ChatGPT or Google\u2019s Bard will need to become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/when-it-comes-to-ai-models-bigger-isnt-always-better\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more and more massive<\/a>, with vast amounts of power and data\u2014unless we can find a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/new-training-method-helps-ai-generalize-like-people-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">workable alternative<\/a> that demands less data.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What might AI be capable of in the coming years? What is artificial general intelligence (AGI)? Mo Gawdat, author of Scary Smart, delves into the concept of artificial general intelligence. He explains how current AI systems may evolve into more versatile and human-like forms of intelligence. 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