Artificial General Intelligence vs AI: Explained

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is an umbrella term for all artificial intelligence endeavours aimed at creating something that performs at or above the human level on most or all cognitive tasks. AI derives its meaning from the acronym Artificial Intelligence, which refers to a machine's ability to exhibit "intelligence." This is not necessarily human-level intelligence; instead, it suggests an agent's capability for learning, planning, and problem-solving. In contrast, Artificial General Intelligence should allow an agent to use these capabilities towards any cognitive task that humans can achieve with ease: e.g., deducing whether or not a novel is a detective story or flying an airplane. Artificial General Intelligence can be considered the ultimate manifestation of Artificial Intelligence because it applies to any task that a human brain can perform.