artificial general intelligence
Humanlike computer cognition
Artificial general intelligence is a hypothetical form of AI capable of performing any intellectual task a human can—learning, reasoning, and adapting across domains rather than excelling at narrow, predefined functions.
Current AI systems are specialized: they play chess or generate text but can't transfer skills the way humans do.
AGI remains a goal, not an achievement, though estimates of its arrival vary wildly.
Often abbreviated AGI.
Point where values explode
- superintelligenceHypothetical beyond-human cognition
- strong AIMachines with genuine minds
- existential riskDanger threatening human survival
- takeoff speedVelocity needed for liftoff
Assessing machine intelligence conversationally
- philosophy of mindStudy of mental states
- qualiaSubjective character of experiences
- functionalismTheory emphasizing purposes and roles
- emergenceComing into existence
Chalmers · personhood · rights
Layered computational learning systems
- deep learningLayered neural network methods
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
- transformersVoltage-altering electrical devices
- large language modelsStatistical text prediction systems
Drawing logical conclusions
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- sentienceCapacity for subjective experience
sapience · abstract thinking · metacognition · mental flexibility · situational awareness · theory of mind · intentionality
Danger threatening human survival
- AI rightsProtections for artificial minds
- moral agencyCapacity for right and wrong
- human oversightPeople monitoring processes
- long-termismPrioritizing far-future welfare
AI policy · precautionary principle · containment · human dignity · societal impact · democratic control
singularity
Point where values explode
- superintelligenceHypothetical beyond-human cognition
- strong AIMachines with genuine minds
- existential riskDanger threatening human survival
Turing test
Assessing machine intelligence conversationally
- philosophy of mindStudy of mental states
- qualiaSubjective character of experiences
- functionalismTheory emphasizing purposes and roles
emergence · Chalmers · personhood · rights
neural networks
Layered computational learning systems
- deep learningLayered neural network methods
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
- transformersVoltage-altering electrical devices
large language models · reinforcement learning · robotics · computer vision
reasoning
Drawing logical conclusions
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
sentience · sapience · abstract thinking · metacognition · mental flexibility · situational awareness · theory of mind · intentionality
existential risk
Danger threatening human survival
- AI rightsProtections for artificial minds
- moral agencyCapacity for right and wrong
- human oversightPeople monitoring processes
long-termism · AI policy · precautionary principle · containment · human dignity · societal impact · democratic control
- AI conceptsneural network, neural net, superintelligence, CNN, neural networks
artificial general intelligencenarrow AI
Intelligence for specific tasks
expert system · chess engine · chatbot · recommendation engine
artificial general intelligencehuman intelligence
Innate mental capacity
human cognition · human mind · animal intelligence · animal cognition · consciousness
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