Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that matches or surpasses human cognitive abilities throughout a wide variety of cognitive tasks. This contrasts with narrow AI, which is restricted to particular jobs. [1] Artificial superintelligence (ASI), on the other hand, refers to AGI that significantly surpasses human cognitive capabilities. AGI is considered one of the definitions of strong AI.

Creating AGI is a primary goal of AI research and of business such as OpenAI [2] and Meta. [3] A 2020 survey recognized 72 active AGI research and development jobs throughout 37 nations. [4]
The timeline for attaining AGI stays a topic of ongoing dispute amongst scientists and . As of 2023, some argue that it might be possible in years or years