Pathways: Google is developing a superintelligent multipurpose AI

Artificial intelligence is already capable of doing some incredibly useful things, like predicting flooding, diagnosing disease, and instantly translating languages. Advances in neural networks coupled with enormous computational power have allowed tech companies to create incrementally smarter AI models over the last decade. Jeff Dean, Google's AI chief, thinks we're just scratching the surface. Speaking at the TED conference in Monterey, California, this week, he revealed that Google is developing a nimble, multi-purpose AI that can perform millions of tasks. Called Pathways, Google's solution seeks to centralize disparate AI into one powerful, all-knowing algorithm.