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

Abbreviation or noun

Anthropic says Opus 5 scored three times higher than the next-best model on ARC-AGI 3, which tests how well models solve novel problems. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

In New York City, for example, Micro AGI, which counts Unitree as a partner, is sending camera-wearing staff to clean apartments free of charge simply to generate 3D data to train its physical AI model. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 July 2026

The ecommerce giant declined to say how many staffers or what parts of its AGI business were affected. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 July 2026

One conversation is focused on AGI and the pursuit of human-level reasoning. — Dave Link, Forbes.com, 17 July 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