In a recent paper titled, “An Approach to Technical AGI Safety and Security”has  proposed a framework for technical Artificial General Intelligence safety and security.

• Published By: The paper was published by researchers from DeepMind (Google’s AI lab)
• The paper was hopeful about the development of powerful AGI systems by 2030

About Artificial General Intelligence

• Definition: AGI  is defined as, “artificial intelligence that is not only specialized to carry out specific tasks, but can learn to perform as broad a range of tasks as a human.” 

• Levels of AGI: In a paper published in 2023, DeepMind researchers identified five ascending levels of AGI.
  • Emerging: It is the first level which is equal to or somewhat better than an unskilled human
    • The 2023 paper noted that only the first level, Emerging AI, had been achieved.
  • Competent: The intelligence level is at least 50th percentile of skilled adults
  • Expert: The intelligence level is at least 90th percentile of skilled adults
  • Virtuoso: The intelligence level is at least 99th percentile of skilled adults
  • Superhuman: The level at which the machine outperforms 100% of humans.
• Risk Areas (refer Image)

Benefits of AGI

• Raise Living Standards: AGI if deployed safely, widely and cost-effectively, has the potential to raise living standards across the world in two particular ways.
  • Driving Innovation: AGI can drive economic growth and prosperity by contributing to faster, more cost-effective innovation yielding significant social returns
  • Better Education and Health: AGI could provide personalized, adaptive experiences, making high-quality education and healthcare more accessible and effective for people of all backgrounds.
• Accelerating Scientific Discovery:  AI models has the potential to capture complex scientific concepts and ideas and enable novel discoveries and unprecedented mathematical problem solving capabilities accelerating scientific discovery.
• Lowering Barriers to Innovation: AGI could democratize enhanced information processing capability and access to knowledge at unprecedented scale substantially lowering  barriers to innovation and creativity.