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AGI

Artificial General Intelligence.

Definition

Artificial General Intelligence. A hypothetical AI system that can understand, learn, and apply knowledge across any intellectual task that a human can do. Unlike narrow AI, which excels at specific tasks, AGI would handle any cognitive challenge. We're not there yet, despite what some headlines claim.

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The science of creating machines that can perform tasks requiring human-like intelligence — reasoning, learning, perception, language understanding, and decision-making.

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Artificial Superintelligence.

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