superintelligent

adjective

su·​per·​in·​tel·​li·​gent ˌsü-pər-in-ˈte-lə-jənt How to pronounce superintelligent (audio)
: extremely or extraordinarily intelligent : characterized by superintelligence
a superintelligent robot
At school she inhabits the twilight zone between the successful and popular cheer-leader types and the angst-ridden, anarchistic, superintelligent underachievers …Jack Butler

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The leaders of many tech companies today seem increasingly convinced that superintelligent, society-transforming machines are on their way. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 29 Sep. 2025 While Washington and Silicon Valley have become entranced by the idea of superintelligent AI, or artificial general intelligence, China has focused on steady, iterative progress and widespread adoption, especially in robotics. semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025 Altman and other top technologists, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and computer science professors Yoshua Bengio and Stuart Russell, have been dreaming of constructing superintelligent systems for decades—as well as fearing them. Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2025 The authors advocate for a complete halt in superintelligent AI development. Doc Louallen, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for superintelligent

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First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of superintelligent was in 1845

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“Superintelligent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superintelligent. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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