Keeping Up with the Evolution of AI

By Susan Gonzales on 11/11/2024 @ 07:05 AM

AI and AGI - You may have heard that the new U.S. Administration is expected to move quickly on AGI. What is AGI? Essentially, AGI is what we have seen in Sci-fi movies where robots interact with humans in daily life.

Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is a field of AI research that aims to create software that can learn, think, and understand like a human. Generalization: AGI can apply knowledge and skills learned in one area to other areas, allowing it to adapt to new situations. Common sense: AGI has a large amount of knowledge about the world, including facts, relationships, and social norms. Learning: AGI can learn from experiences and apply that knowledge to new situations. Problem-solving: AGI can solve problems, reason, understand language, and use common sense.

AGI differs from other types of AI because it can perform tasks it wasn't explicitly trained or developed to accomplish. AGI requires AI systems to interact physically with the external environment. For example, an AGI-powered self-driving car might analyze traffic congestion from other vehicles instead of following pre-programmed instructions.

"As we are on the brink of these potential breakthroughs, we must assess whether we are truly ready for this transformation. Ready or not, if these predictions are correct, a fundamentally new world will soon arrive."

"A child born today could enter kindergarten in a world transformed by AGI. Will AI caregivers be far behind? Suddenly, the futuristic vision from Kazuo Ishiguro in “Klara and the Sun” of an android artificial friend for those children when they reach their teenage years does not seem so farfetched. The prospect of AI companions and caregivers suggests a world with profound ethical and societal shifts, one that might challenge our existing frameworks."

The idea of AGI being introduced to a world where most people don't understand AI basics sounds like a frightening outcome. AI literacy today will create a foundation of knowledge for everyone before we enter a world with AGI.

To learn more about the ongoing conversation that inspired this blog, check out this article from VentureBeat.