{"id":2329,"date":"2020-03-20T03:05:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T00:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kusuaks7\/?p=1934"},"modified":"2023-12-26T11:03:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T11:03:41","slug":"how-far-away-are-we-from-artificial-general-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/ai-ml\/how-far-away-are-we-from-artificial-general-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"How Far Away Are We From Artificial General Intelligence?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you were to Google \u2018artificial general intelligence\u2019, or AGI, you would find an array of different definitions \u2013 many of which contain so much jargon, even AI experts may be left somewhat puzzled. Although put simply, the term refers to the ability of a machine to perform any task that a human can.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt this point, you might think that we have already achieved this milestone. After all, AI-powered technologies like Amazon\u2019s Alexa<\/a> have become virtual assistants in our daily lives, performing menial tasks like reading emails and finding recipes, that we would otherwise complete ourselves. Thanks to feats in natural language processing (NLP), we\u2019ve also learnt to interact with virtual assistants as we would do with our peers. Indeed, IBM\u2019s Watson now even understands idioms after a \u2018sentiment\u2019 update, paving the way for more nuanced conversations between man and machine.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are many other fields where specialised artificial intelligence is replicating human-like reasoning and cognition. Deep learning algorithms used by social media platforms like Facebook, for instance, are becoming increasingly more adept at recognising objects and people. They can even offer detailed characteristics of the subjects, including their expressions. This is not unlike the way humans are able to perceive images.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThat said, there is still a limit to what such technologies can accomplish. It takes a lot more than just performing specific tasks to a higher standard than humans to qualify as AGI.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Are we on the cusp of achieving artificial general intelligence?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt certainly might feel this way, but in reality we have a long way to go before we achieve true artificial general intelligence: a world where machines can replicate human functionalities. So far, we\u2019ve built systems that excel at certain human tasks like data processing. However, we are yet to create programmes that are generally broad and adaptable like human intelligence. After all, the vast majority of machine learning (ML) methods employed today rely on human input and direction, and unsupervised learning remains a distant pipedream.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhile creating algorithms that can replicate the complex computational abilities of the human brain is theoretically possible, there is a significant challenge standing in our way: we have a very limited understanding of how the brain works. So, by such logic, until humans gain a comprehensive understanding of the brain, it will be impossible to programme AI to perfectly replicate human behaviours, or indeed intelligence.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt the same time, there are multiple dimensions of intelligence; it\u2019s not just about IQ and the ability to process and analyse data. As an example, humans possess a so-called \u2018social\u2019 dimension of intelligence, or, in other words, the ability to effectively navigate social interaction and read the emotions of fellow humans. Given the intrinsic complexity of emotions, programming AI to truly understand these, and how to appropriately react to them, would likely take decades \u2013 if not centuries.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are no easy answers in a field as complex as AI. However, we have no doubt made great progress in the last decade in developing this technology; achieving artificial general intelligence certainly isn\u2019t impossible. It will, however, take time and patience as we gain a deeper understanding of the limits and potential of AI.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are many fields where specialised artificial intelligence is replicating human-like reasoning and cognition. Deep learning algorithms used by social media platforms like Facebook, for instance, are becoming increasingly more adept at recognising objects and people. That said, there is still a limit to what such technologies can accomplish. Are we on the cusp of achieving artificial general intelligence? It certainly might feel this way, but in reality we have a long way to go before we achieve true artificial general intelligence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":624,"featured_media":4032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[97],"ppma_author":[3342],"class_list":["post-2329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai-ml","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"authors":[{"term_id":3342,"user_id":624,"is_guest":0,"slug":"nikolas-kairinos","display_name":"Nikolas Kairinos","avatar_url":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/medium_538891c3-8d20-4003-8b85-ee52dbb30f37-150x150.jpg","user_url":"https:\/\/www.fountech.ai\/","last_name":"Kairinos","first_name":"Nikolas","job_title":"","description":"Nikolas Kairinos is Founder and CEO at\u00a0Fountech.ai, \u00a0a firm specializing in the development and delivery of intelligent AI solutions for businesses and organizations., For over 20 years, he has participated as an entrepreneur, investor, and advisor in building numerous software start-ups around the world."}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/624"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35199,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329\/revisions\/35199"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=2329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}