In the current discussions about ââ?¬Å?artificial intelligenceââ?¬Â (AI) and ââ?¬Å?singularityââ?¬Â, both labels\nare used with several very different senses, and the confusion among these senses is the root of many\ndisagreements. Similarly, although ââ?¬Å?artificial general intelligenceââ?¬Â (AGI) has become a widely used\nterm in the related discussions, many people are not really familiar with this research, including\nits aim and status. We analyze these notions, and introduce the results of our own AGI research.\nOur main conclusions are that: (1) it is possible to build a computer system that follows the same\nlaws of thought and shows similar properties as the human mind, but, since such an AGI will have\nneither a human body nor human experience, it will not behave exactly like a human, nor will it be\nââ?¬Å?smarter than a humanââ?¬Â on all tasks; and (2) since the development of an AGI requires a reasonably\ngood understanding of the general mechanism of intelligence, the systemââ?¬â?¢s behaviors will still be\nunderstandable and predictable in principle. Therefore, the success of AGI will not necessarily lead\nto a singularity beyond which the future becomes completely incomprehensible and uncontrollable.
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