AGI

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abbreviation or noun (1)

ˌā-ˌjē-ˈī 

variants or less commonly A.G.I.

plural AGIs also A.G.I.s

: artificial general intelligence:

a

: the potential capability of computer systems or algorithms to match or exceed human cognitive abilities (such as reasoning and learning)

AGI, as it's known, is widely seen as the ultimate aim of generative AI companies—an artificial, humanlike intelligence that can be applied to a wide range of tasks.

—Morgan Meaker

b

: an artificial intelligence system having this capability

There's a debate about definitions of AGI, but we've always thought about it as a system that has the ability to exhibit all the cognitive capabilities we have as humans.

—Steven Levy

For the past decade, the conversation around artificial intelligence has been consumed by the pursuit of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI): systems that can reason broadly like a human mind.

—Michael Koch

Unlike current AI-powered developments, AGI agents are more adaptable to any area and more proactive when making decisions autonomously.

—Jean Leon

AGI

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abbreviation or noun (2)

plural AGIs

: an individual's gross (see gross entry 1 sense 3) income minus the total amount in deductions allowed by law : adjusted gross income

Your AGI is your total income from all sources minus certain adjustments such as student loan interest, alimony payments and retirement contributions.

—Leah Daniels

To qualify for the tax credit, filers must be under certain thresholds for adjusted gross income, or AGI.

—Leada Gore

Examples of AGI in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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If a single student loan borrower contributed an additional $1,001 in a year to a pretax retirement account, lowering their AGI to $69,999 from $71,000, their monthly payment on RAP would fall to $350 from $414, Warmund said. —Annie Nova, CNBC, 13 June 2026

DeepMind, meanwhile, has hired University of Cambridge researcher Henry Shevlin as a philosopher working on machine consciousness, human-AI relationships, and AGI readiness, per the reporting. —Frank Landymore, Futurism, 3 June 2026

Warikoo argued the bigger question for business leaders is not simply what AI can replace, but what kind of workforce society wants to build alongside it—especially as technology gets close to AGI. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 June 2026

As a contractor for Spirit, the lawsuit asserts, AGI should have known that the airline was a company in distress. —David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026

The claim that Google will build the stronger model was delivered by Demis Hassabis, talking about AGI and the foothills of the singularity. —Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Jensen is repped by WME, AGI Entertainment Media & Management, and Yorn, Levine, Barnes. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2026

On the stand, Altman testified that the co-founders felt no single person should control AGI, or artificial general intelligence, and that Musk was not a good fit for the company. —John Ruwitch, NPR, 12 May 2026

His post caught the attention of a producer working for a podcast called The Last Invention, which was documenting debates about artificial general intelligence (AGI), a hypothetical form of AI that could surpass human intelligence. —Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Abbreviation Or Noun (1)

2002, in the meaning defined above

Abbreviation Or Noun (2)

1955, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

AGI

abbreviation

adjusted gross income