AI Could Pass Human Tests in Five Years: Jensen Huang

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On Friday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated that, according to some definitions, artificial general intelligence might exist in as little as five years. At an economic forum held at Stanford University, Huang, the head of the world's largest manufacturer of artificial intelligence chips used to power systems like OpenAI's ChatGPT, was answering a question about how long it would take to realise one of Silicon Valley's long-standing ambitions: building computers with human-like cognitive abilities.

According to Huang, a lot relies on how the objective is stated. Artificial general intelligence (AGI) will be here soon, according to Huang, if the definition is the capacity to pass human tests.

"If I gave an AI ... every single test that you can possibly imagine, you make that list of tests and put it in front of the computer science industry, and I'm guessing in five years time, we'll do well on every single one," said Huang, whose firm hit US$2 trillion in market value on Friday.

AI is currently able to pass exams like those for the legal profession, but it still has difficulty with specialised medical exams like gastroenterology. However, Huang stated that it ought to be able to pass any of them in five years as well.

However, according to Huang, different definitions could put AGI much further off since researchers are still unable to agree on a common understanding of how minds function.

"Therefore, it's hard to achieve as an engineer" because engineers need defined goals, Huang said.