Fundamentals

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)

Definition

A hypothetical level of AI capability matching or surpassing human cognitive performance across all domains, not just narrow tasks. AGI remains a research objective; current enterprise AI systems are all narrow AI. The EU AI Act does not yet regulate AGI specifically.

Related Terms

Narrow AI

AI systems designed and trained to perform a single, specific task—such as image classification, text translation, or fraud detection. All commercially deployed AI today is narrow AI, which is why domain-specific governance and risk management remain practical priorities.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A field of computer science focused on creating systems that can perform tasks typically requiring human intelligence. This includes learning from experience, understanding language, recognizing patterns, solving problems, and making decisions.

AI Safety

A multi-disciplinary research field concerned with preventing AI systems from causing unintended harm—including technical failures, misuse, and long-term societal risks. In the EU, AI safety is operationalised through the AI Act's risk classification and conformity assessment requirements.

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