Definition of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)

AGI represents AI with human-level cognitive abilities across diverse domains, unlike current narrow AI systems that excel only at specific tasks. The article explains the difference between narrow AI (reactive and limited memory types) and theoretical AGI, which would possess abstract thinking, common sense, emotional intelligence, and sensory perception. Multiple benchmarks exist to test AGI readiness, including the Turing Test and ARC-AGI, with current LLMs achieving only a few percent success on the latter while humans score 85%. Researchers estimate AGI could arrive between 2030-2040, though some predict it won't happen until 2300. Major challenges include cross-domain knowledge transfer, emotional intelligence, sensory perception, and massive energy requirements. Training GPT-3 alone consumed energy equivalent to 90 US households annually. If achieved, AGI could naturally evolve into Artificial Superintelligence that surpasses human capabilities entirely.