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EPISODE · Jul 22, 2023 · 19 MIN

Types of AI: Narrow AI vs. General AI vs. Superintelligent AI

from A Beginner's Guide to AI

AI isn’t just one thing—it comes in different flavours, from simple task-doers to the mind-bending idea of superintelligent machines that might one day outthink us all. In this episode, we break down the three key types of AI: Narrow AI, which powers your favourite voice assistants and recommendation engines; General AI, the still-unrealised dream of machines that think like humans; and Superintelligent AI, the mind-blowing concept of an intelligence that could surpass us in every way.Through real-world examples like IBM’s Watson on Jeopardy! and DeepMind’s AlphaGo, we explore where AI stands today—and where it might be headed. Will AI ever become self-aware? Should we be excited or terrified? And why does Siri struggle with even the simplest life advice?Tune in to get tips & tricks via email and never miss an episode: subscribe to our Newsletter!This podcast was generated with the help of ChatGPT 4.5, Mistral, and Claude 3. We do fact-check with human eyes, but there still might be hallucinations in the output. And, by the way, it's read by an AI voice.Music credit: "Modern Situations" by Unicorn Heads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AI isn’t just one thing—it comes in different flavours, from simple task-doers to the mind-bending idea of superintelligent machines that might one day outthink us all. In this episode, we break down the three key types of AI: Narrow AI, which powers your favourite voice assistants and recommendation engines; General AI, the still-unrealised dream of machines that think like humans; and Superintelligent AI, the mind-blowing concept of an intelligence that could surpass us in every way.Through real-world examples like IBM’s Watson on Jeopardy! and DeepMind’s AlphaGo, we explore where AI stands today—and where it might be headed. Will AI ever become self-aware? Should we be excited or terrified? And why does Siri struggle with even the simplest life advice?Tune in to get tips & tricks via email and never miss an episode: subscribe to our Newsletter!This podcast was generated with the help of ChatGPT 4.5, Mistral, and Claude 3. We do fact-check with human eyes, but there still might be hallucinations in the output. And, by the way, it's read by an AI voice.Music credit: "Modern Situations" by Unicorn Heads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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