<p class="ingestion featured-caption">Chen</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>AGI, or artificial general intelligence, is a still-theoretical AI that can reason like humans.</li><li>Top researchers agree the leap to AGI is close but differ on just how close.</li></ul><p>One of the oft-stated goals of the current AI arms race is to reach <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-agi-artificial-general-intelligence-explained-2023-5">artificial general intelligence</a>, or AGI. </p><p>There is no agreed-upon definition. Generally, it's a hypothetical form of machine intelligence that can solve any human task through methods that aren't constrained to its training.</p><p>OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, a <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-ceo-sam-altman-favorite-question-about-agi-2024-10#:~:text=Altman%20said%20he%20envisions%20AGI,productivity%20and%20create%20shared%20intelligence.">strong proponent</a> of AGI, has said it will "elevate humanity." He envisions it as a tool to enhance productivity, create shared intelligence, increase abundance, and discover new knowledge.</p><p>Others have likened it to intelligence smarter than humans or even a <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/god-like-ai-needs-safety-net-heated-competition-ai-investor-2023-4">"God-like AI"</a> that could make humans obsolete.</p><p>However, the question of when we'll reach it is still a debate among many of the top names in the field. Here's a closer look at how far we are from AGI, according to the people closest to it.</p>