AGI and Beyond: The Fine Line Between Progress and Peril
What happens when the smartest thing on Earth is no longer us? That’s not a science fiction movie plot, it’s the very real question humanity is facing as artificial intelligence (AI) races forward. Right now, AI is everywhere: helping us write, translate, shop, stream music, and even diagnose medical problems. But this is just the beginning. The conversation around AI isn’t only about what it is today, but what it might become tomorrow. The journey from today’s narrow AI to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), and eventually to superintelligence, is the biggest technological story of our time. And it’s one filled with both hope and danger. Narrow AI: Today’s Reality When most people say “AI,” they’re talking about narrow AI. These are systems designed to do one thing extremely well. Think of chatbots like ChatGPT, language translation apps, recommendation engines on Netflix, or medical imaging tools that detect cancer better than some doctors. They’re powerful, but they’re also limit...