Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is a type of expert system (AI) that matches or goes beyond human cognitive abilities throughout a wide variety of cognitive jobs. This contrasts with narrow AI, which is restricted to particular jobs. [1] Artificial superintelligence (ASI), on the other hand, refers to AGI that considerably goes beyond human cognitive abilities. AGI is considered one of the meanings of strong AI.

Creating AGI is a main goal of AI research and of companies such as OpenAI [2] and Meta. [3] A 2020 survey recognized 72 active AGI research study and advancement tasks throughout 37 nations. [4]
The timeline for attaining AGI stays a subject of ongoing debate amongst researchers and specialists. As of 2023, some argue that it might be possible in years or decades