Artificial basic intelligence (AGI) is a kind of expert system (AI) that matches or surpasses human cognitive abilities across a wide variety of cognitive jobs. This contrasts with narrow AI, which is limited to specific tasks. [1] Artificial superintelligence (ASI), on the other hand, describes AGI that greatly surpasses human cognitive abilities. AGI is thought about one of the meanings of strong AI.

Creating AGI is a primary goal of AI research and of business such as OpenAI [2] and Meta. [3] A 2020 survey recognized 72 active AGI research study and advancement projects across 37 countries. [4]
The timeline for attaining AGI stays a topic of ongoing argument among scientists and professionals. As of 2023, some argue that it may be possible in years or decades