There is a continuous discussion in the world of technology that how progress in Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) can reopen everything. Agi is expected to be so advanced so that it can match human intelligence, which may be able to understand, learning and apply knowledge in a wide range of tasks. But with enthusiasm, the fear is increasing that it can defeat human control and trigger massive disruptions, from job loss and safety risks to dangers of survival. However, Google Brain founder Andrew NG believes that expectations from AGI have been reduced. They argue that in the AI era real power will not come from the creation of AGI, but from learning how to use today’s AI devices effectively.

In a recent talk at Y Combinator, Andrew touched the misconceptions around AI and addressed the Hype Head-on. “AGI has been overheep,” he said. “For a long time, there will be many things that humans can do that AI can’t simply.” They suggest that people be practical about AI for fear of the future governed by superintending machines. He said, “Those who are the most powerful are those who can make computers, they can do what they want.”

Asked how individuals may be relevant in a fast -moving world by intelligent systems, Andrew suggests that the key to remain relevant in changing times is to learn how to use AI tools, and not necessarily they have to be made from scratch. “Those who know how to use AI, to get a computer, what they want will be far more powerful than those who do not.”

Andrew also dismissed the idea that AI could cause human extinction or make all jobs obsolete as “just ridiculous”. He said, “This is a promotional story that has made some businesses more powerful and helped them raise money,” he said.

Andrew also criticized companies that increase their technique capabilities. “AI is so powerful, soon no one will have a job now – just not true,” he said. “Or, we are so powerful that by training a new model we will carelessly erase thousands of start-ups. This is not just true.”

He says that the effect on AI depends on how it is used

Explaining the real impact of AI, Andrew compared it to electricity. He described AI as a neutral tool – its effect completely depends on how it is used. “AI is neither safe nor insecure. This is how you apply it that makes it,” he explained. “Like electricity, there are countless ways to use it for good – and some ways it can be harmful. I often think of AI responsible.”

Andrew NG urges people to distance their attention from AGI’s overblown promise and instead learn how to use the current AI tool to solve real -world problems. He believes that the most powerful person in the AI era would be those who can efficiently direct the computer to what they need and not those who follow those speculative successes.

He encourages aspiring founders and developers to focus on the manufacture of practical, useful products who really want, stay in the present with the latest AI development, and prioritize AI’s responsible use on fear-driven narratives about safety.