superintelligence

noun

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

plural superintelligences

: 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

: 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 Call to Action The rise of artificial superintelligence will reshape industries and personal interactions. —

Mark Minevich, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 Promises of superintelligence help justify further, unprecedented spending. —

Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024 By Matteo Wong Terence Tao, a mathematics professor at UCLA, is a real-life superintelligence. —

Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024 Latest in Tech 2 hours ago Tech - A.I. Sam Altman says AI superintelligence could be just ‘a few thousand days’ away BYChris Morris 2 hours ago Stop romanticizing in-office watercooler talk. —

Bychris Morris, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for superintelligence

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of superintelligence was circa 1822

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