Vancouver, British Columbia—

Just as the world is getting used to the rapidly expanding applications of artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence (AGI) is on the horizon.

Experts say that when general artificial intelligence becomes a reality, it will be able to perform tasks better than humans and may have higher cognitive abilities, emotions and the ability to learn and develop on its own.

Ramin Hasani is a research scientist at MIT and CEO of Liquid AI, a company that builds specialized artificial intelligence systems for diverse organizations. He is also a TED Fellow, a program that helps develop what the nonprofit TED conference considers “game changers.”

Hassani said the first signs of AGI are actually still two to five years away from becoming a reality. He said this would have a direct impact on our daily lives.

What’s coming, he said, will be “an artificial intelligence system that can have the collective knowledge of humans. It can beat us at the tasks we do in our daily lives, the things you want to do…your finances, your When you’re solving problems, you’re helping your daughter with their homework, and at the same time you want to read a book and do a summary, so AGI does it all.”

Hassani said advanced artificial intelligence will allow things to develop faster and even create emotions.

He said appropriate regulation could be achieved through a better understanding of how different AI systems are developed.

Bret Greenstein, a partner at London-based PricewaterhouseCoopers who leads the AI ​​effort, thinks the same thing.

“I think there’s a personal responsibility for people in leadership positions, decision-makers, to get educated on this subject, not because they’ve read about it, but to experience it, live it and try it. And be close to it. It, people who understand it come together,” he said.

Greenstein warned that if regulation is excessive, innovation will be limited and access to AI will be limited to those who can benefit from it.

For musician, comedian and actor Reggie Watts, the arrival of artificial intelligence and AGI will be a great way to find mediocre music because it can be easily imitated.

He called it “artificial intelligence” and said existing laws protecting intellectual property and creative industries such as music, television and film would come into play, as long as they were adopted appropriately.

“I think it’s just about the use of the tool, how it’s… how it’s used. Is there money that can be made from it, et cetera. So, I think we already have… the tools to handle these types of situations ,but [the laws and regulations] Needs to be expanded to include artificial intelligence as they may be more subtle. “

Watts said any form of artificial intelligence would be smarter than a human, almost like all human intelligence rolled into one point. He believed this would allow humans to discover interesting things and the nature of reality itself.

This year’s conference marks the 40th anniversary of TED, a non-profit organization that stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design.