 Artificial General Intelligence AGI is the intelligence of a machine that could successfully perform any intellectual task that a human being can. It is a primary goal of some artificial intelligence research and common topic in science fiction and future studies. Artificial General Intelligence is also referred to as Strong AI Full AI or as the ability of a machine to perform general intelligent action. weak sources reserve strong AI to refer to machines capable of experiencing consciousness. Some references emphasize the distinction between strong AI and applied AI also called narrow AI or weak AI the use of software to study or accomplish specific problem solving or reasoning tasks. weak AI, in contrast to strong AI, does not attempt to perform the full range of human cognitive abilities. As of 2017, over 40 organizations worldwide are doing active research on AGI.