What is Meant by AGI? On the Definition of Artificial General Intelligence
Bowen Xu
TL;DR
The paper tackles the lack of a precise, community-agreed definition of AGI. It proposes a formal definition: AGI is an information-processing system that can adapt to open environments with limited resources and operates according to a set of principles $\mathcal{P}_G$. A central contribution is distinguishing intelligence as the meta-capability of adaptation (learning) from general problem-solving, and framing the controversial content in $\mathcal{P}_G$. Through comparison with existing definitions (e.g., Sparks of AGI, Levels of AGI, Wang's definition), the work argues for unifying prior views under this adaptation-centered, resource-constrained framework, with implications for research directions.
Abstract
This paper aims to establish a consensus on AGI's definition. General intelligence refers to the adaptation to open environments according to certain principles using limited resources. It emphasizes that adaptation or learning is an indispensable property of intelligence, and places the controversial part within the principles of intelligence, which can be described from different perspectives.