Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and The Future of Mankind

 

Have you ever imagined what might be like for a machine to see, experience and interact with its immediate surroundings in the world at large in the same way that people do. That is precisely what artificial general Intelligence (AGI), the pinnacle of AI and processor to the god like idea of super intelligence may enable machines and software programs to perform artificial general Intelligence, a concept that yet to be realized will think and carry out complex tasks such as corporate restructuring and HR management using human characteristics such as logical reasoning empathy and human centeredness while maintaining the expected computational speed, accuracy and big data analytics associated with standard AI applications.

Although the capabilities of the upgraded technology are relatively well known, understanding the precise distinctions between it and AI is required to understand why we may not see AGI in the near future or ever. In this article we will discuss the possibility of an artificial general intelligence emerging and if it does; what it could mean for the future of society.

People frequently confuse AGI with AI. Which is a term used my marketers and organizations to represent everyday machine learning applications and even standard automation technologies.

 

In a nutshell, artificial general intelligence is an ever-expanding umbrella of machine skills to execute many jobs much better than even best human minds. An example of this would be AI properly anticipating stock market pattern allowing investors to constantly to constantly benefit. Furthermore, AGI based technologies can converse with humans in a conversational and informal manner. In recent years demotic applications such as smart speakers, smart kitchens and smart phones have become more interactive by allowing them to be managed by voice commands. Furthermore, sophisticated updated versions of such programs exhibit uniquely human characteristics like as humor, empathy and friendliness.

However, such applications fall short of truly authentic connections with humans. If AGI does arrive in the future, it will fill this need. Essentially AI is considerably more reliant on collected data than and AGI-based application. Normal AI tools, cognitive capacities are quite restricted. These tools primarily use machine learning data for problem solving, analytics driven decision making and other tasks such as language recognition and generation (NLP, NLG), facial recognition, computer vision, smart parking management via proximity sensors and lighting sensors and variety of other applications. AI based apps are one dimensional and can accomplish the tasks for which their algorithmic models have been trained with accuracy and efficacy.

In terms of functionality, the models and algorithms in artificial general intelligence are far more diverse. Their intelligence is several levels higher than that of AI tools. If and when it arrives, AGI imbues robots with uncanny human-like behavior and presence. Consider this, an AI based robot can clean house floors, handle laundry for the week or conduct similar activities. An AGI powered robot can perform all of this while also remembering an individual schedule before entering their room locating the proper ingredients and brewing the ideal cup of coffee for them. AGI is thus a highly advanced kind of AI. At the moment there are several issues that may stymie the construction and development of AGI. Not least the widespread worry that it will render people unemployed making the technology seem like a far away dream.

As previously said, AGI applications are designed to flawlessly duplicate human awareness and cognitive skills, however AGI researchers are unable to generate Neural Networks capable of simulating artificial consciousness in the lab at least not yet. Human consciousness is too abstract and asymmetrical to be modeled by a Turing machine for AGI construction. To reproduce human consciousness in an AGI model, one method would be to represent the brain as a quantum computer capable of solving problems in polynomial time with row processing power alone. While this would considerably improve an algorithm’s performance and efficiency, it would not be the path to designing computers with awareness and their own individual human personalities. The halting problem is another issue with employing programs and code. This notion argues that any computer program will at some point in time exhibit functionality issues and finally stop executing for specific inputs. This is a problem that may have no answers with Turing’s investigations indicating that there isn’t an algorithm that can solve it in general.

This raises significant concerns about the long-term usefulness and computability of AGI based technologies. There is a reason why humans are so distinct and unrivaled by even the most powerful robots of the past and today. Despite its remarkable powers AI is still based on carefully constructed programs and algorithms. The most advanced AI technologies can generate such algorithms on their own. However, AGI based tools cannot develop life like awareness because to technological limitations. Despite all the advances in AI, every choice is supported by intensive data analytics and processing. Scoring poorly on characteristics such as logical thinking, emotion-based decisions and other features. Now that the technological side of things has been explored, the questions of ethics and supplanting people addressed. There are no two ways about it.

Artificial Intelligence will replace humans and minds in almost every sector in business activity. Because of this issue many individuals will be violently opposed to even considering deploying AGI. According to projections more than a billion of jobs will be lost due to automation of robots and AI. And that’s before we contemplate the rise of AGI which would merely exaggerate such statistics. Unfortunately removing jobs is only a small fraction of the damage that AGI may inflict. In each given setting the combination of AGI’s overwhelming computational brilliance ambivalence and equally great emotional detachment presents itself precisely in horrifying example commonly cited when discussing AGI morality. 

Example an AGI robot searching for items in various areas of the house in order to create something for few hungry children. In the event that nothing is found, the robot is tempted to roast their pet cat owing to its excellent nutritional value. This scenario wonderfully exemplifies how AGI and indeed AI may choose any path to the desired conclusion. AGI developers will need to teach AGI algorithms the idea of human ethics in order to prevent the types of misunderstanding observed above. However, this is easier said than done. Because there is no precedence for adding morality into AGI models. Consider a circumstance which several patients require medical attention and resources are limited. How will an AGI-based applications make judgements in such a situation. Perhaps in the future machine learning will be able to learn moral conduct. 

However, there is a large if! Because implementing AGI is to hazardous if key judgements are made without taking the human side of things into account. Despite their limitations, humans can clearly distinguish between good and wrong. Preventing that anything goes approach from being applied during vital decision making if the notion of AGI becomes a reality in the near or far future. Models and applications must include elements such as empathy, compassion and civilized reasoning. Until then the notion of AGI appears to be a long way from real world applications. These are only a few of the impediments that may prevent AGI from giving birth. AI is frequently portrayed as an enemy in science friction novels and films. AI wishes to take over the planet and kill the human species in such works of friction. As we all are aware none of these possibilities can be true while discussing ordinary AI. AGI on the other hand is a very new ball game. The sheer terror of intuitive machines inflicting harm on humanity become if AGI is incorrectly created. As a result, the appearance of AGI can be proponed for a time.