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 tasks. This contrasts with narrow AI, which is limited to particular jobs. [1] Artificial superintelligence (ASI), on the other hand, refers to AGI that considerably goes beyond human cognitive capabilities. AGI is considered one of the definitions of strong AI.

Creating AGI is a primary goal of AI research study and of companies such as OpenAI [2] and Meta. [3] A 2020 survey identified 72 active AGI research study and advancement jobs across 37 nations. [4]
The timeline for accomplishing AGI stays a subject of continuous argument among scientists and specialists. As of 2023, some argue that it may be possible in years or decades