If you think that current AI is already very smart, and that the “IQ” of artificial intelligence has surpassed humans, then Google DeepMind, which developed the AlphaGO, will tell you that in fact, current AI is even a little dumber than a cat!
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, attended a public event and said that from the perspective of artificial general intelligence (AGI), the current IQ level of AI does not even surpass that of domestic cats; even though some AI can already use convincing Methods, such as imitating writing, painting or composing music, are similar to humans, but cats at home have more general intelligence.
Demis Hassabis emphasized that Google DeepMind’s current mission is to develop general artificial intelligence, not just today’s common AI, so he admitted that in some areas, such as playing games, AI is indeed stronger than the best players in the world, but If we only talk about the development of AGI, it is still far away from the level of human intelligence.
Regarding the potential of AI to reshape human life, Demis Hassabis boldly believes that the impact of artificial intelligence will be as huge and profound as the industrial revolution, or the use of firepower and electricity.
Expressed in a more specific way, Demis Hassabis pointed out that the most anticipated applications of artificial intelligence will be to accelerate scientific discoveries in the fields of energy, materials science, health care, climate and mathematics, and AI has already and is performing these tasks.
Google’s ambition to develop general artificial intelligence
Project Astra, which was extremely surprising to the outside world at the Google I/O conference, is now fully responsible for the DeepMind team. Project Astra allows AI to get rid of the situation like ChatGPT or Google Gemini, which can only communicate with users through simple chat. Limitations on interaction.
Project Astra can actively experience the real world and use it to better understand the situations, environments, preferences and experiences faced by users. In this way, Project Astra’s ultimate goal is to become a real world that is helpful to daily life. Sense of general artificial intelligence agent.
In this regard, Demis Hassabis pointed out that if humans want to effectively develop AGI, there is still a lack of major breakthroughs, and it must be coupled with the enhancement of computing power to make it possible for AI to have human IQ levels one day.
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