I don't know who coined the term AGI, but since in the psychological study
of human intelligence (e.g., IQ test and so on), the so-called "general
factor" has been discussed for many years by many people, it is quite
natural to introduce the concept into AI.
Though I do use the term AGI in discussions to prevent misunderstanding, I
never use it in publication, because I believe "AI" should mean "AGI", not
"ASI" ("Artificial Specialized Intelligence"). Of course I know most people
in the field won't agree with me. :-(
Pei
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Goertzel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: RE: [agi] Q: Who coined "AGI"?
>
> The term Artificial General Intelligence was introduced to me by Shane
Legg,
> when we were discussing possible titles for the "Real AI" (now "AGI")
edited
> volume. [Shane worked at Webmind Inc., and later at A2I2, and will
shortly
> be joining IDSR in Switzerland to work with Marcus Hutter on
> algorithmic-information-theoretic approaches to AGI.]
>
> Whether Shane got invented it himself, or got it from Peter Voss or
somebody
> else, I don't know.
>
> I heard the term out of Pei Wang's mouth plenty of times, though I'm not
> sure he ever used it in print.
>
> And the term was used in print before I met Shane or Pei or Peter...
>
> For example, this paper by Mark Gubrud from 1997
>
> http://www.csr.umd.edu/~mgubrud/nanosec1.html
>
> uses the term repeatedly, in basically the same sense we're using it now.
>
> I would bet he was not the first to use it either...
>
> -- Ben Goertzel
>
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Behalf Of Eliezer S. Yudkowsky
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> > Subject: [agi] Q: Who coined "AGI"?
> >
> >
> > Was it Ben Goertzel or Peter Voss who first coined the term "Artificial
> > General Intelligence"?
> >
> > --
> > Eliezer S. Yudkowsky http://singinst.org/
> > Research Fellow, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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