Core Concepts
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)
Also known as: general intelligence
In one line
A hypothetical AI that matches or exceeds humans across essentially all cognitive tasks.
What does Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) mean?
AGI has no agreed definition. Some labs claim it's near; sceptics argue current LLMs, however impressive, still lack robust reasoning, planning, and grounding.
A real-world example
A system that could learn any new job in a few days, from surgeon to software engineer.
Related terms
Large Language Model (LLM)
A neural network trained on huge text collections to predict the next word — the engine behind ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.
Reasoning Model
A newer class of LLM that thinks internally before answering, trading speed for accuracy on hard problems.
Artificial Superintelligence (ASI)
A theoretical AI that surpasses the best human minds across every domain.