What is Artificial Intelligence and What is AGI? with James Kobielus

John talks artificial general intelligence (AGI) with James Kobielus. They explore what AGI is, how it differs from current AI applications, and the technological milestones needed to achieve it. They debate whether AGI is a paradigm or a future capability, discuss governance challenges, and consider realistic timelines for AGI development, with Kobielus viewing it as a focusing function rather than a discrete endpoint.

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James Kobielus is principal analyst and research director at Franconia Research in Alexandria, Virginia. Previously, he was senior director of TDWI Research. His professional focus areas are AI, advanced analytics, business intelligence, and data management. He is a veteran industry analyst, consultant, author, and speaker. He has held positions at TDWI Research, Futurum Research, SiliconANGLE Wikibon, Forrester Research, Current Analysis, and the Burton Group. He has served as senior program director, product marketing for big data analytics, for IBM, where he was both a subject matter expert and a strategist on thought leadership and content marketing programs targeted at the data science community.

Get in touch with James:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskobielus/

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John Santaferraro
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsantaferraro/
https://www.ferraroconsulting.com/
http://www.thedigitalanalyst.ai/

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0:00 Introduction
4:05 Welcome to James Kobielus
5:49 AGI vs Current AI
10:34 Fear vs Excitement Around AGI's Potential
16:54 Milestones for AGI Development
23:13 Transfer Learning and Distributed Intelligence
30:57 Human-Like Cognitive Capabilities
35:57 AGI as Paradigm vs Capability
41:09 Governance and Ethics Considerations
46:54 Global Implications of AGI
50:37 Closing Remarks and Contact Information