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Why job security won't exist in the age of'superintelligence' and that's OK Artificial intelligence (AI) is a repeatedly misused term. Coined in 1956 by John McCarthy, it was originally intended to define an independent machine agent that can take actions to maximize success toward a particular goal, with human-like functions such as learning and problem solving. AI can be broadly categorized as ANI (artificial narrow intelligence), AGI (artificial general intelligence) and ASI (artificial superintelligence). Almost all of the AI systems we see today align under ANI -- e.g., IBM Watson, Deep Blue, a calculator, even the device you're reading this from all fall into that category. All are built to perform specific functions, but are not quite at a human level.