Is the Future of Intelligence AGI?

Artificial Intelligence is a concept of building a machine capable of thinking, acting, and learning like humans. There is some debate about what Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) actually is – or could be - and even if something approaching AGI is achievable or even desirable.  But let’s go with this: AGI is the intelligence of a machine that could successfully perform any intellectual task that a human being can.

So in this episode of the podcast, I want to take stock of where we are in the development of AGI, the ethical considerations, and the possibilities that achievement of AGI may present to society in the future.

To have this discussion, I am delighted to welcome back to the podcast futurist speaker, analyst, commentator, and author David Wood. To listen to the podcast on You Tube, click below https://youtu.be/c0R0M2UDjSY or listen on Spotify’s Anchor Platform.  

You can learn more about David and his work as follows:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dw2cco
Twitter https://twitter.com/dw2
London Futurists https://londonfuturists.com
Future Surge: https://futuresurge.org
London Futurists Podcast: https://londonfuturists.buzzsprout.com
Books:
Vital Foresight –The Case for Active Transhumanism (available via Amazon) 
The SingularityPrinciples - Anticipating and Managing Cataclysmically Disruptive Technologies (Pre-publication review) 

The Informing Choices Mini-Pod is available on the following platforms:

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Credits:
Image https://pixabay.com/illustrations/data-robot-brain-humanoid-mind-7473235
Intro music Aleksandr Karabanov https://pixabay.com/music/introoutro-stomp-logo-3-13783
Outro music Yuri Gagarin https://pixabay.com/music/beats-birds-in-the-trees-1176