In the second episode of this mini-series, Ian Sample asks if human-level intelligence is what we should be aiming for. And can we replicate something we can’t even define?

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When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), people often obsess about creating “human-level” AI. Some think it will take decades, some centuries – and others say it may never happen at all. But is this the best marker to aim for? Or should we broaden these horizons to include the full expanse of intelligence? And ultimately: what kind of intelligence will AI researchers create?

Ian Sample puts these questions and more to the University of Bath’s Dr Joanna Bryson, Imperial College London’s Dr Adam Hampshire and University College London’s Professor Bradley Love.