superintelligence

noun

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

plural superintelligences

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

Examples of superintelligence in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, in the last two weeks, eight expert researchers have been recruited to Mark Zuckerberg’s superintelligence unit at Meta. —Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

Mark Zuckerberg notified Meta staff today to introduce them to the new superintelligence team. —Kylie Robison, Wired News, 30 June 2025

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta shares hit a record high on Monday, underscoring investor interest in the company's new AI superintelligence group. —Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 June 2025

The new partnership comes as Meta seeks to build out a superintelligence lab, focused on creating AI that is smarter than humans — a step further than the artificial general intelligence (AGI) sought by many tech and AI companies, according to The New York Times. —Julia Shapero, The Hill, 13 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for superintelligence

• counterintelligence
• intelligence