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We're currently talking about two main categories of AI:

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*narrow AI* and *general AI*.

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We're in the age of narrow AI, or weak AI, which means that current systems

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are designed to perform specific tasks, like voice recognition, recommendation systems or image recognition.

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They operate within clear boundaries, have multiple limitations,

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and are tailored for specific tasks.

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General AI, or strong AI, is still a thing of science-fiction movies.

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It refers to systems that possess the capability to perform *any* intellectual task

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that a human being can. They can understand, learn, adapt and implement knowledge

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from one domain to another, and – who knows – maybe even become sentient?

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But this doesn't exist yet, so let's deal with it later.

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And I would love to add another interesting angle to the pursuit of defining AI.

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It essentially argues that AI is a technology that possesses two main traits.

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It has *autonomy*, so the ability to perform tasks in complex environments

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without constant guidance by the user;

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and *adaptivity* – the ability to improve performance by learning from experience.