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

No such systems currently exist, and scientists debate whether superintelligence is even achievable with current AI methods. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025

Last month, hundreds of prominent people, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, called for an all-out ban on superintelligence. —Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025

Tech companies are pouring billions of dollars into privately reaching superintelligence as fast as possible. —Andrea Miotti, Time, 29 Oct. 2025

Thomas Banneyer | Picture Alliance | Getty Images A group of prominent figures, including artificial intelligence and technology experts, has called for an end to efforts to create ‘superintelligence’ — a form of AI that would surpass humans on essentially all cognitive tasks. —Dylan Butts, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for superintelligence

• counterintelligence
• intelligence