Ray Kurzweil

(9 articles)
AGI (Artificial General Intelligence)
1956

AGI
Artificial General Intelligence

AI capable of understanding, learning, and applying knowledge across a wide range of tasks, matching or surpassing human intelligence.

Generality: 905

Singularity
1958

Singularity

Hypothetical future point at which technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible, resulting in unforeseeable changes to human civilization.

Generality: 800

Intelligence Explosion
1965

Intelligence Explosion

Hypothetical scenario where an AI system rapidly improves its own capabilities and intelligence, leading to a superintelligent AI far surpassing human intelligence.

Generality: 575

Grounding
1980

Grounding

Process of linking abstract symbols or data representations to real-world meanings or experiences, enabling the system to understand and act based on those symbols in a meaningful way.

Generality: 755

Commonsense Reasoning
1984

Commonsense Reasoning

The ability of AI systems to make presumptions about the type of

Generality: 775

AI Effect
1990

AI Effect

Phenomenon where once an AI system can perform a task previously thought to require human intelligence, the task is no longer considered to be a benchmark for intelligence.

Generality: 770

Fast Takeoff
1998

Fast Takeoff

Rapid transition from human-level to superintelligent AI, occurring in a very short period of time.

Generality: 504

Superintelligence
1998

Superintelligence

A form of AI that surpasses the cognitive performance of humans in virtually all domains of interest, including creativity, general wisdom, and problem-solving.

Generality: 850

Cognitive Computing
2011

Cognitive Computing

Computer systems that simulate human thought processes to solve complex problems.

Generality: 900