Strong Artificial Intelligence: Approaching Superintelligence

Artificial intelligence technologies are becoming ubiquitous - they have penetrated our daily lives and are unlikely to leave it. AI is no longer limited to the digital realm, invading our everyday life. We are beginning to be surrounded by household robots, drones, smart homes, and entire cities, not to mention smartphone and computer applications.

At the same time, the application of AI technologies is still not as impressive as it could be. This is due to one fundamental factor: most of these systems achieve optimal solutions only for narrow tasks (so-called "narrow" AI). The qualitative transition is poised to be made by the field of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), which is capable of solving a wide range of tasks in various contexts.

This book, based on research by the best Russian AI specialists, is dedicated to scientific approaches to creating AGI, as well as its areas and potential applications. The authors have for the first time generalized and systematized the accumulated knowledge in the field of general AI - from computer science and machine learning to neuroscience and psychology. This is the most complete and in-depth overview of approaches to creating AGI in the Russian language. It will help specialists from different AI fields to combine their knowledge and develop a unified strategy for creating general artificial intelligence.

The development of AGI instead of existing narrow methods or even alongside them can lay the groundwork for a new wave of technological progress, transforming technology, science, and society. General AI can help humanity tackle the most complex challenges: finding cures for deadly diseases, preventing disasters, and building a more just society.

The book is written in a popular science language that makes valuable knowledge accessible to a wide audience.