Where AI and organisms differ and what it means for AGI

Artificial intelligence algorithms are beating humans at Go (the most complex game ever), writing viral blog posts, and disrupting the scientific method. These achievements in fields traditionally dominated by the most creative human minds raise questions about whether AI could soon be replicating the creative potential of the human mind. Artificial general intelligence (AGI), the holy grail of AI research, seeks to do just that. The AI that beat the human world champion at Go is great at playing the game, but cannot do much else without heavy modifications. Other than the exponential increase in computing power, this hyper-specialization (which is not applicable to AGI) is a major reason behind the success of AI. "For AI to be motivated towards a goal, it must know what it wants."