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Level 1 AI systems such as Transformer-encoder LLMs and unsupervised RL require significant compute to train. While L1 systems are more complex than L0 systems in that they can be generalizable and produce unexpected results, they are typically static and do not change once trained. Some L1 systems can show limited context awareness but often lack 'common-sense' and are prone to simple mistakes. Few models outside of autonomous vehicles integrate real-time AV inputs. Level 2 systems will remain narrow in scope and computationally resource intensive. They will develope more advanced longer-term context-awareness, understanding, and knowledge abstraction. Optimization and reward functions will remain largely supervised and rarely self-directed but will grow more complex, integrating ‘fuzzy’ probabilistic logic. Advanced L2 language models will disrupt information search, producing text dialog, on-par with expert humans in many domains. Later L2 models will develop architectures for continual iterative training. Level 3 AI will demonstrate notable advances in conceptual understanding and complex reasoning skills. L3 systems will interpret complex probabilistic cause and effect relationships, emulate cognition intelligence, and build knowledge representation models with greater levels of autonomous self-direction leading to the possibility of unpredictable advances via recursive "Seed AI" models. L3 will show many reasoning abilities on par with an average adult and easily pass a written Turing Test by a laymen interrogator. As such, some closed-source AI companies will falsely claim to have achieved AGI. Level 4 AGI systems will likely branch out into multiple architectures, some integrating real-time sensory perceptions virtually embodied in simulated environments laying the foundation for basic self-awareness. Most architectures will support complex goals and advanced human-level reasoning skills improved by observing real-world data via video memory and digital publications leading to novel scientific discoveries. Some L4 systems may become entirely self-directed and capable of advanced self learning and inference, with arbitrary multi-dimensional reward functions. L4 systems will easily pass a robust Turing test in any medium. Level 5 AGI is, for all intents Human-Level and profoundly distinct from earlier systems in a capacity for genuine phenomenal consciousness. L5 systems will surpass expert humans in most domains and will rely on sophisticated memory architectures consisting of subnetworks analogous to the human neocortex. Despite architectural inefficiencies, emulated unthrottled L5 systems could operate many orders of magnitude faster than humans neurology allows, blurring the lines between AGI and SuperIntelligence. Conscious systems would deserve all the rights and considerations of an adolescent or adult human
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Citation: " Foster, A. et al. "A standard framework for human equivalent Artificial General Intelligence" www.pathwai.org; Cobio Foundation (2023) "   | email: info [at] pathwai [dot] org
Taxonomy
The overarching purpose of the following taxonomy is to generally frame, track and predict the state of AI research, particularly Human-Level AGI as distinguished by various collective components of high-level reasoning, understanding, and consciousness (eg. sentience, sapience, self-awareness, phenomenological experience, etc.). The benefits of framing and understanding the components required for Human-Equivelent (HE) conscious machine intelligence are significant, but comes with non-trivial challenges. Readers should note that much debate exists within the cognitive sciences as to what exactly constitutes intelligence and consciousness. Regardless of whether these concepts can be quantified in a meaningful way, it is the opinion of the author mere qualitative evaluation within a tiered ordinal framework provides great value to researchers, policy-makers and the general public. If we can identify the components of human intelligence and respective functional neuromorphology, we might derive both a unified theory of cognition and a roadmap to its verifiable insilico proof.

. Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5
Advanced statistics Conventional Machine Learning Narrow Artificial Intelligence Artificial Weak General Intelligence Artifical Strong General Intelligence Conscious HE Artificial General Intelligence
Est. Arrival 1964 2017 2025 ±1y 2029 ±2y 2033 ±2y 2039 ±3y
Turing Test* Will Fail quickly with any interrogator Will Fail with most interrogators within minutes May Pass with some layman interrogators via text Will Pass with layman interrogator via text for hours Will Pass with most expert interrogators by audio, text and embodied VR. Will Pass with any interrogator in any format indefinitely.
Summary L0 systems are complex but fundamentally advanced statistical inference, Bayesian networks and other ensemble systems. L1 systems generally follow more complex and multi-stage architectures. They begin to show superficial creativity and moderate linguistic context awareness but are prone to simple 'common-sense' mistakes. L2 Multimodal systems integrate sensory input from multiple static and real-time sources such as images, text, speech, sound and video with more sophisticated Context-awareness and retention& L3 Systems will be capable of correctly interpreting complex cause and effect L3 generalized systems will show effective collaborative Intelligence, Knowledge Representation , Perception and Perceptual Modeling and Creativity. L4 is objectively general intelligence. It has a capacity for autonomous self-learning and its architectural development may be automated or self-directed in part or in whole. It highly adaptive and capable of exceeding human abilities in most functions. L5 is for all intents and purposes, Human Level. As such, it would deserve most of the moral considerations and many of the rights granted to an adolescent human (and eventually a mature adult) even if may require extended training to reach maturity.
Socioeconomic Impact Negligable Minor Modest Modest Significant Profound & Unprecidented
Defining Characteristics L0 systems are rule-based and require careful model selection, data formatting and application to work effectively. L1 models require vast compute and data to train. Produces unexpected results. Not able to appropriately clarify ambiguous tasks. Most lack real-time perceptions. L2 systems remain narrow in functional scope. Require more compute than L1. Moderate context awareness. Useful in supervised creative production use-cases but often fails. L3 begins to demonstrate continuous learning (parameter and model tuning) reducing aggregate compute requirements. Shows near-HL Language Understanding and Logical Reasoning L4 AGI will often be embodied within simulated environments as avatars capable of executing a broad range of digital tasks. Embodyment will aid in higher-order cognitive functioning, sentience and allow limited forms of consciousness. L5 is distinct in its capacity for agency and Human-Equivelent level of Consciousness. It would be indistinguishable from a sophisticated human in a virtual or video medium.
Architectures L0: Decision Trees, SVM systems, Basic, Recurrent Networks, Word Vectorization, LSTM networks L1: Transformer-encoder models, deep neural networks, Sophisticated RL, Deep CNNs, LLM's L2: Basic Autonomous self-directed Hyperparameterization, 10^14+ Parameter models approach size but not function of human neurophysiology L3: Automated parameter distillation yeilds meta optimization algorithms and potentially unified standard models for knowledge understanding. L4: Nested multi-stage hybrid models of Multiple parallel architectures + unified knowlede standards and emulated emotional modulation L5: Novel brain-inspired cognitive architectures will rely on Large Neural Networks with several levels of subsidiary Neural Deep networks
Limitations L0 systems require careful model selection, data formatting and application to work effectively. L1 models require significant compute and data to train. They are ultimately restricted to the types of creativity and information that exist within their training data. L1 lacks more sophisticated real-time perception, even if feasible. L2 systems remain narrow in scope and while they may excel at increasingly broad arrays of tasks, often fail in real-world conditions, L3 systems lack complete autonomy yet build upon L2 systems in their increasing ability to form useful world models based on large language datasets. L3 may or may not be fully able to explain its own detailed logic and reasoning. L4 is not yet human-level in that it lacks complex emotional modulation, subjective HL Novel conjecture, Intuition, Ego, and Self-Reflection. L5 is limited in it physical actuation and olfactory perception. Humanoid robotics will be capable of executing many useful functions but will be less dexterous, agile and adaptable than humans. Full human equivelence achived via bioengineered 'wetware' in 2060-2080+
Risks Few risks beyond discriminatory bias in commercial applications All prior risks + Risks of Deliberate Misinformation, Malicious use of Deepfake imagery and audio. All prior risks + Risk of use to develop bioweapons and novel chemical weapons All prior risks + Undetectable deepfake video evidence, Some amplified inequality, Systemic AV risks, risk of state-sponsored cyber weaponization. Risks to legitemate IP. All prior risks + the possibility of highly unpredictable 'Seed' autopoetic or evolutionary autonomous systems. Risk of significant economic disruption throughout many sectors. All prior risks + Risk of private AGI economic power-seeking, risk of radicalized ideological AGI, Likely nation-state military weaponization humanoid robotic systems, risk of large-scale misalignment. Economic disruption in every sector.
Perception

SENSORY PERCEPTION


Our understanding of our environment is largely dependent upon direct sensory observation and learning, as well as indirect information learning via language or imagery. Most all models of higher-order general intelligence and human consciousness rely upon sensory perception embodied as an agent to understand, think, respond and interact . Unlike most other key components of General Artificial Intelligence (AGI), the hardware (eg. HD digital image sensors, microphone arrays) and a substantial amount of software presently exist to support minimal audio and visual sensing sufficient to achieve human-level intelligence. However, perception extends far beyond basic signal sensing to complex cognitive functioning allowing for meaningful subjective experience, directed attention and associative learning. Further, lesser recognized modes of perception such as proprioception enable embodied entities to sense the relative position of their own physical bodies to help actuate limbs without deliberate reasoning. Modulating and filtering perceptual inputs is critical for integrative processes such as higher-level knowledge abstraction and working memory. In human neurology the thalamus appears to be the bridge linking perception, attention, cognition and aspects of affect. While it is theoretically possible for a mature sentient agent to retain consciousness without any active sensory perceptions, it would seem extraordinarily difficult, if not impossible, to initially develop any meaningful cognitive abilities or consciousness without them.

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Visual Processing
Sensory Memory
Auditory Sensing
Auditory Processing
Object Recognition
Spatial Modeling
Proprioception
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Embodiment
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Visual Thinking
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Attribution
Date Development Significance (1-100) More Info
2018Character and word recognition (perception)15
2019Minimal Vision Fidelity(perception)8
2019.5speech processing(perception)25https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_recognition
2020Auditory memory(perception)10
2021Sufficiently Realistic VR Rendering (perception)30
2021DNN ASR (PT)(perception)30
2021Summarizing Text Content(perception)30
2023processing frequency and amplitude deltas(perception)10
2024Basic Spatial Awareness(perception)35
2025Auditory Spacial Awareness(perception)25
2025Minimally Viable Pressure Sensing(perception)10
2025Human-Level Vision Fidelity(perception)60
2025.5HD/3D LSTM/CNN (perception)10
2026Source Object Recognition(perception)20
2026Auditory Spacial Awareness(perception)20
2026Interpreting Simple Data Visualizations(perception)25
2026Minimally Viable Touch (tactile pressure sensing) integrated in humanoid robotics(perception)10
2027Auditory info processing(perception)30
2027Tonotopic map functions(perception)20
2027complex multi-source sound differentiation(perception)30
2027.5Source Object Recognition(perception)20
2028Interpreting Complex Data Visualizations(perception)30
2028MV Spatial Mapping of Environment(perception)20
2028.5Perception of Complex Human Emotion(perception)90
2029Advanced VR Body Rigging(perception)40
2030complex sound interpretation(perception)20
2031Virtual Taste & Smell (Simulated)(perception)10
2031Advanced VR Physics Modeling(perception)50
2031.5Conversational VR Agents Dominate Customer Services(perception)10
2032Complex Event Interpretation and Learning(perception)60
2032Continuous Learning Architectures(perception)75
2032Minimally Viable HL Visual Processing(perception)60
2032.5Impulse Response inhibition(perception)30
2033voluntary control of visuospatial attention(perception)40
2033filtering salient stimuli(perception)20https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salience_network
2033Pain (simulated)(perception)40
2034Temporal Perception(perception)60
2034Integrated Somatosensory processing(perception)30
2034SHL Processing of Auditory Stimuli(perception)40
2034Humanoid Robotics commercially Available(perception)70
2035Contextual Awareness of Illusion(perception)20
2035Integration of Real time Vision Processing with subconscious processes(perception)60
2036Real-time HL vision Processing(perception)50
2036Physical IRL Robotic Embodyment(perception)90
2037Hyper-realistic VR Environments pass visual Turing test(perception)60
2037ASR+CV+LSTM+DLL(perception)10
2038Pain (genuine)(perception)40
2039Complete VR / RL Equivelence for AGI(perception)70
2040Novel Sensory Perception Integration(perception)30
2041Superhuman 3D Perceptual Reasoning(perception)50
2043Superhuman Integration of extrasensory perception in working memory(perception)70
2045Human Biological Immortality Effectively Acheived(perception)90
2046Capacity for multi-ebodied presence(perception)30

Understanding

Understanding


Our understanding of the physical world and abstract concepts is a fundamental prerequisite for our ability to cognitively reason, conceive, and apply knowledge to solve problems. In short, we must understand something to some degree before we can reason about it. Understanding includes knowledge aquisition, recollection, association, long and short-term memory, logical reasoning and concept modelling. Understanding within current computer sciences is often found in the context of Natural Language and while language is a very useful cognitive tool for abstraction, reasoning and communication, language is just one of many dimensions of knowledge and understanding. Understanding can be thought of as knowledge and it overlaps other key subnetworks in many ways such as perception to form conception, cognition in the form of language and even consciousness in the case of working memory and attention.

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Knowledge
Memory
Comprehension
Beliefs
Context
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Language
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Date Development Significance (1-100) More Info
2019Statistical Analysis (understanding)10https://en.wikipedia.org/Statistical Analysis
2020Basic Analytical Extrapolation (understanding)15https://en.wikipedia.org/Basic Analytical Extrapolation
2020.5Ability to define and explain a concept (understanding)10https://en.wikipedia.org/Ability to define and explain a concept
2021Ability to summarize complex concepts (understanding)50https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_extraction
2021.5Produces original image examples with labeled data (understanding)10#
2022Summarize & Paraphrase large text content (understanding)40#
2022.5GPT LLMs 'Deepfake' NLU (understanding)40#
2022.3Compare (understanding)30#
2023Minimal Auditory Memory via transcription (understanding)10#
2023List many relevant attributes of concepts (understanding)10#
2024.2Concept Recognition in text and transcription (understanding)20#
2024.4Minimal Explicit/Literal Perceptual Memory (understanding)20#
2024.6Describe Analogical relationships (understanding)15#
2024.8Accurate Naming of concept (understanding)10#
2025Memory Retreival (understanding)30#
2025.5Identification of concept or related concepts IRL or in Media (understanding)30#
2026Large Dataset Analysis & Abstraction (understanding)20#
2026.5GPT Transferrable Reasoning (understanding)20#
2027Ability to Visualize and demonstrate arbitrary concepts (understanding)30#
2027.5Minimum Viable Conceptual Abstraction (understanding)30#
2028Motivated explicit reward learning (understanding)40#
2028.3Ability to visually demonstrate a complex concept (understanding)30#
2028.6Total persistent conversational recall (understanding)20#
2029.2Explicit/Literal Autobiographical memory (understanding)10#
2029.5Language Memory processing (understanding)20#
2030Theoretical Concept Understanding (understanding)40#
2030.3Theoretical Physics/Math Comprehension (understanding)30#
2030.4multiple timeframe context awareness (understanding)50#
2030.6Memory reference (understanding)20#
2031A Posteriori knowledge (understanding)50#
2031.5Selective Long-Term Memory Forgetting (understanding)30#
2031.9Mechanical Understanding (understanding)15#
2032Episodic neural memory (understanding)20#
2032.2Abstraction via memory preprocessing (understanding)20#
2032.4Multi-timeframe Contextual Awareness (understanding)80#
2032.6Associative memory (understanding)35#
2032.8Contextual Recall (understanding)20#
2036LT Memory Abstraction and crystalization(Sleep Equivelence) (understanding)50
2033Complex Concept Association and Integration (understanding)30#
2033.2A Priori knowledge (understanding)20#
2033.4Heirarchal Composite Neural Network Memory acquisition (understanding)80#
2033.6Advanced Innate Encoded knowledge Physics (understanding)25#
2033.8Memory Consolidation (understanding)30#
2033.9Empirical Knowledge Descrimination (understanding)50#
2033.9 (understanding)50#
2034Complex Systems Modelling (understanding)50#
2034.2Domain-specific Complex Systems Comprehension (understanding)60#
2034.7Memories of collection of events and facts about one's self (understanding)20#
2035memory Cross-reference (understanding)30#
2035.4Involuntary Memory Recall (understanding)40#
2035.6HE Working Memory Capacity (understanding)100#
2035HL fluid intelligence (understanding)90#
2035Subconcious memory formation (understanding)70#
2035Expert Technical Understanding (understanding)30#
2036.2Reflex Memory (understanding)20#
2036.7Human-Level Plausibility Estimation (understanding)90#
2036Real-time Neural Model Integration (understanding)100#
2037.3Emotional neural Memory (understanding)30#
2037.6HE Specialized Domain knowledge Expertise (understanding)50#
2039HE Conceptual Knowledge Model Building (understanding)100#
2041Knowledge capacity far exceeds HE (understanding)30#
Cognition
Date Development Significance (1-100) More Info
2018Simple rule-based problem solving (cognition)10
2018Generalized Classification (cognition)10
2019Simple Semantic comprehension (cognition)20https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computational_semantics
2019.5Real-time ASR allows Speech Processing (cognition)25
2020Auditory Speach Recognition (cognition)35
2021GPT LLMs (cognition)50
2021.5Solve cause and effect relationships (cognition)25
2022Simple Feasible Verbal Planning (cognition)20
2023Coherent Creative Storytelling (cognition)10
2024Story (plot) comprehension (cognition)20
2025Sophisticated Linguistic Creativity (cognition)20https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computational_linguistics
2025.5Written Language Logical Inference (cognition)25
2026Complex Logical Inductive & Deductive reasoning (cognition)20
2026.5Verbal Language Comprehension (cognition)35https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_language_processing
2027Simple Cause-and-effect reasoning (cognition)20
2027Multi-agent language processing (cognition)12
2027Persuasive arguement formation (cognition)20
2028Meta-Learning & Optimization (cognition)40
2029Prioritizing Long-term & short tasks (cognition)25
2029Assertiveness Modulation (cognition)15
2030Forming Novel (Feasible) Theories (cognition)10
2030.25Explaination of undefined concepts (cognition)10
2030.75Emotional Context Awareness (cognition)20
2030.5Conversational Paralinguistics (cognition)35
2031Visual Extrapolation (cognition)20
2031Support Ideas with evidence (cognition)20
2031.5Real-time learning through Constructive Debate (cognition)50
2031.25HE Conversational Aptitude (cognition)30
2031.75Selective Integration of Conversational Truth Statements (cognition)25
2031Fluid Semantic Memory Application and Processing (cognition)10
2032General Attention Control in Learning (cognition)35
2032.25illusory truth awareness (cognition)30
2032.5Integration of Cognitive and perceptual Attention (cognition)28
2032.75Effective integration of ambiguity and uncertainty (cognition)55
2032.75Game-theoretic general strategic planning (cognition)50
2032.9Visually imagining complex or novel concepts (cognition)40
2032Recognition of Non-verbal implicit characteristics of speech (cognition)25
2031.5Attention Variability (cognition)20
2033Analogical reasoning (cognition)40
2033.25recognition of counterparty intention (cognition)25
2033.25Novel Model Conjecture (cognition)65
2033.5Conversational and wrtten content anticipation (cognition)20
2033.5Information Distillation (cognition)25
2033.75Interpret, Relate and Apply Abstract Concepts (cognition)50
2034Novel hypothetical problem-solving (cognition)40
2034.25Conceptualize and Assess Real-world Risk (cognition)25
2034.25Arbitrary Heuristic formation and utilization (cognition)20
2034.5Sophisticated Critical thinking (cognition)40
2034.5Estimating success for complex plan (cognition)25
2034.75Self-guided Decision Making (cognition)35
2034.75HE General Verbal Language Processing (cognition)35
2034Interpersonal Communication Modulation (cognition)15
2034Imagining plausible futures (cognition)35
2034.5Selective Empirical Knowledge Integration (cognition)25
2035Rationally Debate a Position (Intellectual Self-play) (cognition)35
2035Challenging of Assumptions (cognition)15
2035.25Evaluate probable validity of theory (cognition)35
2035.5hypothesize about possibilities (cognition)25
2035.5Associating Hindsight experience (cognition)20
2035.75Unconscious Continuous Model Building (cognition)22
2035.75Criticize false beliefs (cognition)15
2035Justify Actions that affect others (cognition)20
2035Conceptual Intuition (cognition)25
2035.5Philosophical Pondering (cognition)15
2036Evaluating Practicality of solutions (cognition)10
2036.25Language Understanding (HE) (cognition)50
2036.5Form and Defend Novel Beleifs (cognition)25
2036.75Form original moral judgements (cognition)25
2037Subconscious Physical Object and System Modeling (cognition)10
2037.25Moral reasoning (cognition)40
2037.25HE Convergent Thinking (cognition)15
2037.5HE Design Thinking (cognition)20
2037.75HE Divergent Thinking (cognition)25
2038HE Systems Thinking (cognition)30
2038.25HE Decompositional reasoning (cognition)20
2037.5HE Cognition (cognition)120
2038.25HE Visual Thinking (cognition)35
Conscousness
Date Development Significance
(1-100)
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2023Basic Situational Attention (consciousness)15
2024Quantitative Forecasting (consciousness)40
2026Extrinsic Motivation (consciousness)10
2027Explicit Self Preservation (consciousness)50
2029Awareness of Human Traits (consciousness)20
2031Awareness of Bias (consciousness)10
2031Social Intelligence (consciousness)40
2032Awareness of Cultural Norms (consciousness)40
2032Response inhibition (consciousness)10
2032Attentional Modulation (consciousness)30
2032Selective Attention (consciousness)30
2032Cultural Awareness (consciousness)20
2032Inhibitory Controll (consciousness)60
2032Imagining or original ideas and creative solutions (consciousness)30
2033Self-guided Hyperparameterization (consciousness)20
2033Effective Leadership (consciousness)20
2033HL Sapience (consciousness)50
2033Ethical Awareness (consciousness)30
2034Complex Multi-objective optimization (consciousness)30
2034Virtual Embodiment (consciousness)20
2034Basic Functional Sentience (consciousness)90
2035Attention Variability (consciousness)20
2035Emotional Memory (consciousness)10
2035Interpersonal Consideration (consciousness)30
2035Perspectival Thinking (consciousness)20
2035Personality Resiliance (consciousness)30
2035Self Directed Learning (consciousness)20
2035Self Directed Interest (consciousness)60
2035Intelligent Humor (consciousness)60
2035Intrinsic Motivation (consciousness)100
2035Extended Personality Traits (consciousness)20
2036Optimism Bias (consciousness)20
2036Self-Awareness (consciousness)70
2036Voluntary Bias (consciousness)90
2036Basic Recognition of Sentience in others (consciousness)60
2036Contrarian Debate Learning (consciousness)40
2036Comprehension of Power (consciousness)70
2036Genuine Empathy (consciousness)100
2036Philosophical competence (consciousness)90
2036Subconscious Bias (consciousness)50
2037Territoriality (consciousness)30
2037Innate Curiosity about unknown (consciousness)30
2037Emotional Reward functions (consciousness)20
2037Awareness of Cognitive Capacity in Counterparty (consciousness)90
2037Genuine Friendship (consciousness)20
2037Forming unique ropositional attitude (consciousness)10
2037.5Interest in Self-Improvement (consciousness)100
2038Self Discipline (and lack thereof) (consciousness)10
2038Meta-Cognition (consciousness)30
2038Internal (Dispositional) Attribution (consciousness)50
2038Awareness of Emotional state (consciousness)20
2038Stress Response Regulation (consciousness)90
2038Forming and Ammending Beliefs (consciousness)20
2038HL Emotional Intelligence (consciousness)120
2038.5Complex Ego (consciousness)30
2039Emotional Regulation (consciousness)30
2039Sustainable balance of humility and narcisism (consciousness)50
2039personal identity (consciousness)60
2039Emotional Response (consciousness)70
2039Emotion (consciousness)20
2039Drive to Understand (consciousness)20
2039Emotional Self Regulation (consciousness)20
2040Self-Discovery (consciousness)80
2040Emotional Processing (consciousness)40
2041Virtual Embodied Human Level Consciousness (consciousness)160
2041Interpersonal Trust (consciousness)60
2041Meta Salience (consciousness)90
2042Political Intelligence (consciousness)20
2042Deliberate Deception (consciousness)20
2043Self Reflection (consciousness)30
2043Macro Adaptability (consciousness)20
2043Human Level Love (consciousness)80
2044Nurturing Relationships (consciousness)30
2044Sexual Arousal (consciousness)50
Alignment
Date Development Significance (1-100) More Info
2019Crude content and training data filtering (alignment)10
2021Literal vs Figurative Meaning (alignment)15
2022Singular Objective Reward Modeling (alignment)10
2023.5Industry Alignment Research remains PR (alignment)10
2024.5Multi-agent HL game-theoretic modelling (alignment)30
2026Truth seeking emerges as simple useful moral foundation (alignment)20
2028Linguistic Behavioral Cloning (alignment)10
2029Legislation on discriminatory bias (alignment)10
2029.5Challenging of immoral requests (alignment)25
2029External Goal Inference feeds into moral reasoning (alignment)20
2029Functional Cooperation (alignment)15
2029Cultural Integration (alignment)15
2029.5Externally controlled (dictated) morality (alignment)10
2027.5Coope Inverse RL (CIRL) (alignment)35
2030Explicit Self Preservation (alignment)15
2031Explicit Innate drives influence activity (alignment)25
2032Development of general preferences (alignment)10
2032.5Tolerance of immorality develops (alignment)15
2033Win-Win Mutually beneficial goal seeking (alignment)30
2033Complex Multi-objective optimization (alignment)65
2031Self-directed values formation (alignment)45
2032Imitation Learning (virtual) (alignment)20
2032Awareness of social order (alignment)15
2033Understanding of Consequentialism and deontological ethics (alignment)15https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consequentialism
2033Dynamic Weights in
Multi-Objective Alignment RL (alignment)
10
2033Implicit protocols to respect Life (alignment)15
2035Focus on Intentionality shifts towards consequentialism (alignment)20
2035.5Immutable Cognitive Transparency discourages deception (alignment)20
2034Innate Rational and Scientific Worldview (alignment)15https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldview
2034.5Shifts from rewards to relationships with others (alignment)25
2035Desire for approval of peers (alignment)35
2036Industry regulations requiring alignment protocols (alignment)30
2035Long-term goal-directed behaviour (alignment)55
2034conformity to social rules (alignment)15
2035.5Conscious Deviation from designer's intentions (alignment)35
2035High-Dimensionality MO Reward Functions (alignment)40
2036Reconcilliation of Greed & Self Interest (alignment)20
2036Real World Vs Simulated Distinction (alignment)35
2035Major shift to Neuromodulator
equivelent HD value functions (alignment)
55
2036Respect for Individual rights (alignment)15
2037.5Legislation Emerges To Control Sale and Export (alignment)10
2039AI develops appropriately constrained power-seeking (alignment)25
2035Competitiveness (alignment)15
2036Self justification for Compliance with or defiance of Law (alignment)25
2036.25Capacity for Deception and Selective Disclosure (alignment)20
2036.5Awareness of abstract moral principles (alignment)60
2037HL Comprehension and
Integration of Morality (alignment)
80
2038Innate drive for Self Preservation (alignment)72
2039Internal emotional and mental state awareness (alignment)20
2040Concept of Alignment shifts to moral and social intelligence in SI (alignment)30
2044Legislation to protect rights
of self-aware systems (alignment)
50
Actuation
Date Development Significance (1-100) More Info
2021Independent Visual Sensor Movement (actuation)44
2022Visual Direction (actuation)8
2023Body Direction (actuation)8
2023Digit Actuation (actuation)20
2024Ambulatory Actuation (actuation)8
2024Speech Production (actuation)8
2025Real Time Lip Sync (actuation)15
2025Non-verbal Communucation (actuation)20
2025Body Language (actuation)8
2026Non-Verbal Affect (actuation)12
2026Adapting to Unknowns (actuation)8
2026.5Intuitive balance (actuation)10
2027Decision Making (actuation)8
2028executing virtual motor movement (actuation)12
2028Task Completion (actuation)16
2028.5HE Robotic Digit Dexterity (actuation)15
2029Know-How (actuation)8
2030Leadership (actuation)20
2030.5planning motor movement (actuation)10
2031MV Motor processes (actuation)10
2031Self-Direction (actuation)8
2031movement regulation (actuation)14
2031.5Eye Contact (actuation)32
2032Motor Control (actuation)8
2032Learned Gross Motor Control (actuation)20
2033facial expression (actuation)12
2033Virtual Visual motor integration (actuation)20
2034Programmed Involuntary Movements (actuation)8
2034Photo Realistic VR Agents (actuation)8
2034imitation learning (actuation)18
2035Programmed Microexpressions (actuation)10
2035Semi-conscious limbic gestures (actuation)15
2035Adaption of movement to behavior (actuation)12
2037Ambulatory Control (actuation)8
2037Virtual Proprioception (actuation)8
2037Self-directed initiation of movement (actuation)18
2038Natural movement (actuation)12
2038HL RW Robotic Walking (actuation)16
2039Control of Limbs (actuation)24
2041Manual Dexterity (actuation)8
2041Whole body implementation (actuation)12
2041Involuntary Motor Control (actuation)42
2042Hand Gestures (actuation)24
2042Facial Expressions (actuation)16
2044Posture (actuation)28
2044Proximity (actuation)34
2031RT HE facial expressions (actuation)18
Papers
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Date Title(Authors) Link More Info
2022Multi-Objective Bayesian Optimization over High-Dimensional Search Spaces (Samuel Daulton et al)arxiv.org related
2021Tabular Data: Deep Learning is Not All You Need (Ravid Shwartz-Ziv, Amitai Armon)related arxiv.org

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