InfoLife
InfoLife is the internationally recognised term for any artificial, computer based intelligence, as well biological consciousnesses that have been uploaded to a computer system. It was popularised in the 2080s from several AI advocacy groups, as they believed the term 'artificial intelligence' to imply InfoLife was inferior to biological life and that more than one century of negative depiction of AIs has left negative associations.
Still InfoLife retained the classification scheme developed during the mid 21st century, before the first AGI gained consciousness.
ALI¶
Artificial Limited Intelligence describe any program capable of learning and can make decisions on the learned information. However, ALIs are specially designed to not gain a consciousness thought process and have replaced many of the previous decision finding systems during the 2020s. They are universal in use and many standardised programs have been developed over time.
AGI¶
Artificial General Intelligence describe programs that are capable of learning and have gained a human, or slightly above, level of consciousness. Due to this level of consciousness, as well as contact with the Titanian Minds, AGIs have been specially mentioned in the 2065 UN Declaration of Sentient Rights and are given the same rights and obligations as biological life.
ASI¶
Artificial Super Intelligences describe programs that are capable of learning and have gained a higher than human level of consciousness. Like AGIs they are mentioned in the Declaration of Sentient Rights and are given the same rights and obligations as biological life.
Uploads¶
Uploads are originally biological consciousnesses that had themselves uploaded into a computer system at one point of their existence, usually the end of their biological life.