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
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
Terry HongExamples of superintelligence in a Sentence
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The parallels between nuclear fission and superintelligence were taken to be obvious: world-altering potential, existential risk, theoretical research thrust into the geopolitical spotlight.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
What if humans don’t build in those drives, and superintelligence systems wind up hurting humans by single-mindedly pursuing a goal?
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2023
This one isn’t focused on a malignant superintelligence.
—Eric Xing, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2023
The crux of the residual case for doom is the alignment problem—the prospect that an artificial superintelligence might have no use for human values.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2023
The company is also unusually ambitious and saw its role as building a digital superintelligence that would eventually become more powerful than humans.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
At that inaugural Spaces event in July, all of Musk’s new hires spoke, but none echoed or even addressed their new boss’s theory about a maximally curious superintelligence preserving humanity.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023
Right now, however, the guardians of today’s leading candidate for nascent superintelligence are reeling from a lunatic boardroom knife fight, and our trust in it has softened.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
Brin joined The London Futurists Podcast to talk about UFOs, aliens in asteroids, the difficulty of evolving intelligence, and how to survive the arrival of superintelligence.
—Calum Chace, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
What if humans don’t build in those drives, and superintelligence systems wind up hurting humans by single-mindedly pursuing a goal?
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2023
This one isn’t focused on a malignant superintelligence.
—Eric Xing, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2023
The crux of the residual case for doom is the alignment problem—the prospect that an artificial superintelligence might have no use for human values.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2023
The company is also unusually ambitious and saw its role as building a digital superintelligence that would eventually become more powerful than humans.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
At that inaugural Spaces event in July, all of Musk’s new hires spoke, but none echoed or even addressed their new boss’s theory about a maximally curious superintelligence preserving humanity.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023
Right now, however, the guardians of today’s leading candidate for nascent superintelligence are reeling from a lunatic boardroom knife fight, and our trust in it has softened.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
Brin joined The London Futurists Podcast to talk about UFOs, aliens in asteroids, the difficulty of evolving intelligence, and how to survive the arrival of superintelligence.
—Calum Chace, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
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