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AGI, you mean what we used to call... AI?
by olyjohn 4y ago
AGI, you mean what we used to call... AI?
- brookst 4y agoThe AGI term came about to distinguish a certain level of capability, just alike ASI is appearing now. I don't see a problem with terminology getting more refined as a field matures. We used to have "cars" and "trucks." These days we have SUVs and sports cars and crossovers and who knows what else. Yes, they used to be "cars". People still find it useful to have more granular categories.
- thomastjeffery 4y agoYes, but in this case, the word is getting less defined. "AI" used to mean one thing, but now it doesn't, because "AGI" took its place. At no point, however, was this distinction made literal. It can only be found in the surrounding context.
- brookst 4y agoI'd argue that "AI" used to mean a whole universe of things, from self-optimizing rice cookers to computers that figure out the meaning of life, the universe, and everything. Today AI remains a catch-all, but having more narrowly scoped terms like ML, AGI, and ASI lets people talk without tripping over whether or not the rice cooker is going to turn us all into paperclips.