Types of AI — ANI, AGI, ASI
Not all AI is the same. Some AI can beat you at chess but can’t boil an egg. Some AI, we only see in movies. To understand where we are today, you need to know the three levels of AI.
Level 1: ANI — Narrow AI (this is all we have today)
ANI stands for Artificial Narrow Intelligence. “Narrow” means it does one thing, and only that thing.
A chess AI can crush a world champion — but ask it to write an email and it has no idea what you mean. YouTube’s AI recommends your next video brilliantly — but it can’t drive a car. Each of these is a genius at one task and useless at everything else.
Here’s the important part: every single AI in the world today is ANI. ChatGPT, Google Translate, face unlock on your phone, spam filters, self-driving cars — all narrow. Even the ones that feel incredibly smart are still just very good at a narrow range of tasks.
Level 2: AGI — General AI (does not exist yet)
AGI stands for Artificial General Intelligence. This is a machine that can learn and do any task a human can — switch from writing a poem to fixing a car to teaching a class, all with the same mind.
This does not exist. Not yet. A machine with full human-level flexibility is still something researchers are working toward. When you hear people debating “AI becoming as smart as humans,” this is what they mean — AGI.
Level 3: ASI — Super AI (only in theory)
ASI stands for Artificial Superintelligence. This is a machine smarter than every human on Earth combined — in science, art, strategy, everything.
This is purely theoretical. It exists only in discussions and science-fiction films. Nobody has built it, and nobody knows for sure if or when it will happen.
Key Term (ANI): Artificial Narrow Intelligence — AI that is very good at one specific task but cannot do anything outside it. Every AI today is ANI.
Why this matters to you
When the news says “AI is taking over,” remember: everything real today is narrow AI. Powerful, useful, worth learning — but narrow. It does specific jobs extremely well.
That’s actually good news. Because narrow AI is a tool — and tools can be learned and used to earn. The rest of this bootcamp teaches you to use today’s narrow AI to create and make money. Leave the sci-fi robots to the movies.