Comment by criddell

7 days ago

The AGI test I think makes sense is to put it in a robot body and let it navigate the world. Can I take the robot to my back yard and have it weed my vegetable garden? Can I show it how to fold my laundry? Can I take it to the grocery store and tell it "go pick up 4 yellow bananas and two avocados that will be ready to eat in the next day or two, and then meet me in dairy"? Can I ask it to dice an onion for me during meal prep?

These are all things my kids would do when they were pretty young.

I agree, I think of that as the next level beyond the digital assistant test - a physical assistant test. Once there are sufficiently capable robots, hook one up to the AI. Tell it to mow your lawn, drive your car to the mechanic and have the mechanic to get checked, box up an item, take it to the post office, and have it shiped, pick up your dry cleaning, buy ingredients from a grocery store, cook dinner, etc. Basic tasks an low-skilled worker would do as someone's assistant.

I think the next harder level in AGI testing would be “convince my kids to weed the garden and fold the laundry” :-)