Large language models become ubiquitous in work, education and creative professions.
Autonomous AI agents perform multi-step tasks without continuous human guidance.
AI systems conduct scientific research independently and publish discoveries.
The first AI systems achieve human-like, general cognitive abilities in virtually every domain.
AGI systems begin actively contributing to the design of their successors.
Countries sign international treaties to control the development of superintelligent AI.
AI surpasses the combined cognitive capacities of all of humanity in nearly every field.
Superintelligence fundamentally restructures the economy, science, and human existence.
Humanity and superintelligent AIs coexist in a fundamentally new form of civilization.
Chatbots and AI assistants such as large language models are transforming offices, schools and households. They write texts, write code, and hold conversations that are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from human interaction. Society grapples with questions about employment, disinformation and the role of human creativity. Images of futuristic interfaces with fluent text and speech symbolize this period.