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What is AGI?

A plain-English explanation of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) — what it means, why it matters, and how it is used in AI.

AGI
Artificial General Intelligence
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) refers to a hypothetical AI system that can perform any intellectual task that a human can, at or above human level, across all domains.
"Current AI excels at chess, image recognition, or language generation but requires separate systems for each. AGI would handle all of these within a single generally intelligent system."

Also known as: General AI, strong AI, human-level AI

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Why does AGI matter?

AGI is a major research goal and safety concern — most leading AI labs have stated that developing safe AGI is their primary mission.

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