Defining Artificial General Intelligence

The Ten Core Components of AGI

mindmap
  root((AGI Framework))
    WM
Working Memory
    V
Visual Processing
    RW
Reading & Writing Ability
    K
General Knowledge
    M
Mathematical Ability
    A
Auditory Processing
    MR
Long-Term Memory Retrieval
    MS
Long-Term Memory Storage
    S
Speed
    R
On-the-Spot Reasoning

"Jagged" Cognitive Profile of Current AI

xychart-beta
  title "GPT-4 vs. GPT-5 Cognitive Profile"
  x-axis ["K", "RW", "M", "R", "WM", "MS", "MR", "V", "A", "S"]
  y-axis "Score (%)" 0 --> 10
  line "GPT-4 (27%)" [8, 6, 4, 0, 2, 0, 4, 0, 0, 3]
  line "GPT-5 (57%)" [9, 10, 10, 7, 4, 0, 4, 4, 6, 3]

Intelligence as a Cognitive Processor

graph TD
    subgraph Sensory Input
        A["Visual Processing (V)"]
        B["Auditory Processing (A)"]
    end

    subgraph Core Processor
        C["Working Memory (WM)"]
        D["On-the-Spot Reasoning (R)"]
    end

    subgraph Memory & Knowledge
        E["Long-Term Memory 
 Storage (MS) & Retrieval (MR)"]
        F["Knowledge Base 
 (K, RW, M)"]
    end

    subgraph Output
        G[Action / Response]
    end

    S["Speed (S)"]

    A --> C
    B --> C
    C <--> D
    C <--> E
    E --> F
    F --> D
    D --> G

    S -.-> C
    S -.-> D

    style S fill:#f9f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px

Capability Contortions: Masking AI's Weaknesses

graph TD
    subgraph "The 'Amnesia' Workaround"
        direction TB
        A["Weakness:
No Long-Term
Memory Storage"] --> B["Contortion:
Use Massive Context
Window / Working Memory"];
        B --> M1("Masks weakness by
simulating");
        M1 --> C["Genuine, Persistent
Memory"];
        style A fill:#ffcccc,stroke:#333
        style B fill:#e6e6fa,stroke:#333
        style C fill:#ccffcc,stroke:#333
    end

    subgraph "The 'Hallucination' Patch"
        direction TB
        D["Weakness:
Unreliable Internal
Retrieval / Hallucinations"] --> E["Contortion:
Use External Search
(Retrieval-Augmented Generation)"];
        E --> M2("Masks weakness by
simulating");
        M2 --> F["Reliable & Dynamic
Internal Memory"];
        style D fill:#ffcccc,stroke:#333
        style E fill:#e6e6fa,stroke:#333
        style F fill:#ccffcc,stroke:#333
    end

Sources:

• A Definition of AGI