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AGI (artificial general intelligence)

AGI(범용 인공지능)

A term for AI that can do the full range of intellectual work people do, about as well as people, not just one or two tasks.

Overview

Today's AI is good at some things, like writing and coding, but it still falls short at learning a new kind of task on its own or finishing a long job alone. AGI means AI that works across the board like a person, without those limits.

But there is no agreed standard for how much it must do to count as AGI. Researchers and companies disagree about when it will arrive, and whether it is already close. So when you see this word, look at what the speaker means by it.

An everyday example

A calculator is good only at calculating, and a translator only at translating. AGI imagines an AI that can learn and do any job, like a person starting a new workplace.

Why it matters

It is the goal that AI companies put forward, and a reason big investment flows in. Debates about jobs, safety and regulation mostly revolve around this word.

Also calledartificial general intelligence

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