Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is a type of synthetic intelligence (AI) that matches or surpasses human cognitive abilities throughout a vast array of cognitive tasks. This contrasts with narrow AI, which is limited to specific tasks. [1] Artificial superintelligence (ASI), on the other hand, refers to AGI that greatly goes beyond human cognitive abilities. AGI is thought about one of the meanings of strong AI.

Creating AGI is a main goal of AI research and of business such as OpenAI [2] and Meta. [3] A 2020 survey identified 72 active AGI research and advancement tasks throughout 37 countries. [4]
The timeline for attaining AGI remains a subject of continuous debate among scientists and professionals. As of 2023, some argue that it may be possible in years or years