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

More recently, the company and some of its rivals have discussed plans for more powerful software, or superintelligence. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026

There was no mention of AI superintelligence or companion chatbots. — Barbara Ortutay, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026

Murati’s approach stands in contrast to how most big AI companies seem to be pursuing superintelligence today. — Will Knight, Wired News, 15 May 2026

Musk wrote, referring to Eliezer Yudkowsky, an AI researcher who has sounded the alarm on AI superintelligence posing a threat to humanity. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for superintelligence

• counterintelligence
• intelligence