Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)

A hypothetical type of AI that possesses human-level cognitive abilities across all domains, capable of understanding, learning, and applying intelligence to solve any problem a human can tackle. Unlike current AI systems that excel in specific tasks (narrow AI), AGI would demonstrate flexible reasoning, creativity, and adaptability across diverse fields without needing task-specific training. Think of it as the difference between a chess grandmaster who only plays chess versus a brilliant polymath who can master chess, write poetry, conduct scientific research, and learn new skills as easily as humans do. AGI remains theoretical as of 2025, with experts debating whether it will arrive in decades or centuries, but it represents the ultimate goal of creating machines with genuine human-like intelligence and consciousness.