Narrow or Weak AI (ANI - Artificial Narrow Intelligence):
- This is the stage where AI is designed to perform specific tasks efficiently. It excels at one particular task, such as voice recognition, medical diagnosis, or product recommendations. However, its capability is limited, and it cannot learn or generalize beyond its intended purpose. Examples include virtual assistants, recommendation systems, and data analysis programs. This is the stage we are currently in; most of the AI available today is ANI.
General AI (AGI - Artificial General Intelligence):
- AGI is the next stage and refers to an artificial intelligence that can perform any intellectual task that a human can do. At this level, AI would possess human-like capabilities, including reasoning, learning from experience, understanding contexts, and performing multiple complex tasks autonomously. AGI is expected to be able to adapt to different scenarios and tasks, something current AI systems cannot do. We have not yet reached this level, although many researchers believe we could achieve it in the coming decades.
Superintelligent AI (ASI - Artificial Superintelligence):
- ASI would surpass human intelligence in every domain, from creativity to problem-solving and emotional intelligence. At this stage, AI would not only perform all human tasks but would do so with greater efficiency and speed. ASI remains a hypothetical concept for now and brings with it considerable ethical and security concerns, as its capabilities could potentially surpass human control. We have not yet reached ASI, and it continues to be a subject of speculation and debate in the scientific community.
Technological Singularity (TSI - Technological Singularity):
- The singularity is often described as a theoretical point in the development of artificial intelligence, where advanced technology reaches and surpasses human intelligence in a broad range of capabilities, in ways that are difficult to predict. It is often associated with the transition between AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) and ASI (Artificial Superintelligence).
Current Stage: We are currently at the Narrow AI or ANI level, with AI systems that excel at specific tasks but lack the ability to adapt to different contexts or perform broader tasks autonomously and flexibly.
This is the expected progression (at least for now), including the moment of the Singularity:
- Narrow Artificial Intelligence (ANI)
- Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)
- Technological Singularity (TSI)
- Artificial Superintelligence (ASI)
In this context, the AI Singularity marks the phase where general artificial intelligence (AGI) has advanced to the point where its self-improvement capabilities lead to a rapid and exponential growth in its abilities, eventually resulting in Artificial Superintelligence (ASI).
