Recently the concept of transformative AI (TAI) has begun to receive attention in the AI policy space. TAI is often framed as an alternative formulation to notions of strong AI (e.g. artificial general intelligence or superintelligence) and reflects increasing consensus that advanced AI which does not fit these definitions may nonetheless have extreme and long-lasting impacts on society. However, the term TAI is poorly defined and often used ambiguously. Some use the notion of TAI to describe levels of societal transformation associated with previous 'general purpose technologies' (GPTs) such as electricity or the internal combustion engine. Others use the term to refer to more drastic levels of transformation comparable to the agricultural or industrial revolutions. The notion has also been used much more loosely, with some implying that current AI systems are already having a transformative impact on society. This paper unpacks and analyses the notion of TAI, proposing a distinction between TAI and radically transformative AI (RTAI), roughly corresponding to societal change on the level of the agricultural or industrial revolutions. We describe some relevant dimensions associated with each and discuss what kinds of advances in capabilities they might require. We further consider the relationship between TAI and RTAI and whether we should necessarily expect a period of TAI to precede the emergence of RTAI. This analysis is important as it can help guide discussions among AI policy researchers about how to allocate resources towards mitigating the most extreme impacts of AI and it can bring attention to negative TAI scenarios that are currently neglected.

FOX Business' Maria Bartiromo reports on the growth of artificial intelligence and the impact it could have on jobs. It sounds like a plot of a science-fiction novel: A future that doesn't need human beings. But is it more reality than fantasy? Most people use artificial intelligence and probably don't even realize they're using it -- whether it's asking Siri a question or trying to avoid a traffic jam using GPS or even using our faces as a password to access our smartphones. Artificial intelligence is defined as the capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior.

Starship Capital managing partner John Meyer discusses how artificial intelligence will price people out of the market. Could artificial intelligence (AI) take your job away? Tech adviser and investor John Meyer said, for a lot of workers, it's already happening and many people don't even realize it. "There's a monumental societal change happening really right under our nose here," Meyer, who is also a managing partner at Starship Capital, told FOX Business' Maria Bartiromo on "Mornings with Maria." "You see huge efforts in AI happening that's already affecting the population."

This robotic cafe takes customizable coffee orders at its kiosk or via a mobile app to satisfy your caffeine cravings. A robot barista makes a cup of coffee during the opening day of CES. The robot barista is a prototype from Bubble Lab from Beijing. Recently, though, it seems that same technology is also creating a new type of digital divide--one that's centered more on the economic disparity being caused by some tech advances. In order to address that divide, I wonder if it's time that we start to consider some kind of tax on technologies that potentially eliminate traditional jobs.