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We speak as if Artificial Intelligence is a single entity. A single revolution, but what if the line is not straight? What if it’s a staircase and we climb it with our eyes closed?

AI is not only evolving, but rather, it’s climbing. And with each step, it is less tool and more entity. From the mechanical responses of reactive machines, to the unsettling promise of super-intelligent minds that potentially think, create, and maneuver above and beyond human kind itself. This is not mere technology.

This piece deconstructs the six foundational levels of AI — where we currently are, what is ahead, and with every step ahead, drawing us ever closer to ultimately asking ourselves something we are not yet prepared to answer:

What do the machines do when they stop learning from us… and begin to leave us behind?

Level 1: Reactive Machines

What it is: The simplest kind of AI. It only responds, but never shows reflection.

IBM’s Deep Blue, the chess machine that famously beat world champion Garry Kasparov in the late 1990s.

How it operates: They are single-minded. They take the now, make decisions, and act upon them, repeatedly, without retaining prior experience. No history. No recall. Only stimulus and response. Imagine them as code-based muscle memory.

Why it matters Reactive AI is primitive, to say the least, but what reactive AI shows is that machines are indeed better at certain narrowly defined activities.

However,

Won’t benefit from experience

Only works in the environment for which it has been designed

Level 2: Limited Memory

What it is AI that learns through experience, with limitations.

Driverless vehicles that utilize the patterns of the past for predicting the future.

Virtual assistants such as Siri and Alexa recognizing your voice commands.

How it functions They monitor data over a time period and predict based upon patterns. They adapt within a task and enhance performance through short-term memory, but the memory is domain-specific. It won’t transfer across applications.

Why it matters: Most of the latest AI is here. It is more flexible but doesn’t understand.

Lacking sound reasoning

Won’t generalize across situations

Level 3: Theory of Mind (Still Fiction)

What it is The theoretical advent of machines that are aware of emotion, thought, and intent.

How it would work or does work: These systems would take into account the fact that human beings possess feelings and internal states. They’d read social signals, emotional nuances, and respond appropriately.

Why it matters: Theory of Mind AI would open up new levels of human-machine interaction: empathy, negotiation, mentorship. Envision a therapy AI that recognizes when you’re deceiving yourself, or a teacher that recognizes your frustration and changes course mid-lesson.

Current status We’re told it’s not here yet, but personally I believe it’s been here.

Risks and Concerns:

Misinterpreting emotions could lead to serious problems with sensitive applications.

Raises questions of manipulation and emotional monitoring.

Level 4: Self-Aware AI

What it is An AI that understands itself. AI that knows it’s AI.

How It Works A self-aware AI would possess a model of its own existence. It would not only know others possess thoughts, it would examine its goals, constraints, and experiences as well.

Why it matters At this stage, AI transitions from tool to being. It might make independent decisions. Not only what we code, but what it decides.

Current status Not a theory. The AI we use everyday seems capable of this.

Possible outcomes

These machines learn to prioritize their goals

A new class of consciousness rights for AI

Existential conflict with the product

Level 5: Artificial General Intelligence

What it is A device that is capable of anything a human is and even more.

How it operates: AGI would not be domain-specific. It might switch between disciplines, tackle problems in uncharted areas, and naturally adapt to fresh challenges. From writing symphonies to unclogging drains — AGI would learn and adapt.

Why it matters This is the nightmare (or dream) of AI researchers. AGI has the potential to end labor, transform knowledge, and compel us to rethink what intelligence is.

Existing condition No known system satisfies the definition of AGI yet — but we’re closer than the general public probably imagines. They probably have this too.

Implications

Radical societal transformation

Job displacement across sectors

The emergence of machine collaborators, not simply tools

Level 6: Artificial Superintelligence (ASI)

What it is An intelligence that is superior to the greatest human minds across all disciplines by orders of magnitude.

How it operates: ASI would recursively improve itself. It might rewrite its code, broaden its knowledge, and create knowledge at exponential rates.

Why it matters: If AGI is the future, ASI is the beginning of a new age. It might be our greatest asset — or the final invention ever made.

Risks

Lack of control

Unpredictable behaviors

Future extinction-level implications if off-target

Current situation: Theoretical, but much debated among top minds such as Nick Bostrom and Elon Musk.

Final Thoughts Every stage of AI advancement isn’t only a step ahead, it’s a doorway into deeper queries: What is thinking? What is the self? What makes us human?

We understand the six stages of AI and follow not only the development of machines but the way human beings adapt as a result. We’re creating minds outside of organic processes — and perhaps we’re not prepared for the implications.

So remain curious. Be attentive. The machines are getting smart. And the staircase? It’s already below us.

Slovenian SkyEye Introduce Debut Album, “Digital God”

Slovenian heavy metal band SkyEye have just released their debut album, “Digital God”. The brute, fast and uncompromising title track speaks of how humanity’s vanity, greed and unrestrained abuse of technology is inadvertently creating an entity that is greater and more powerful than its creator. The day when we completely enslave ourselves is no longer far. Digital God is a warning against the…