superintelligence

noun

su·per·in·tel·li·gence | \ ˌsü-pər-in-ˈte-lə-jən(t)s

plural superintelligences

Definition of superintelligence

1 : an entity that surpasses humans in overall intelligence or in some particular measure of intelligence A speed superintelligence could do everything a human mind could do, but much faster.— Nick Bostrom also : the intelligence displayed by such an entity the development of machine superintelligence

2 : an extremely or extraordinarily high degree of intelligence displayed superintelligence in mathematics … the first of a planned trilogy about teens whose empathic abilities give them an emotional superintelligence.— Terry Hong

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“Superintelligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superintelligence. Accessed 21 Jun. 2021.

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