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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Unlike me, Aschenbrenner believes that a superintelligence is coming, and coming soon.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 July 2024
The apocalyptic visions, the looming nature of superintelligence, and the struggle for the future of humanity—all of these narratives are not facts but hypotheticals, however exciting, scary, or plausible.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 July 2024
What about artificial superintelligence, or ASI, which OpenAI has talked about as a kind of AI system that would be more intelligent than all humans put together?
—Bysharon Goldman, Fortune, 12 July 2024
But now, after facing stumbling blocks, admitting his mistakes, promising to learn from them, and coming out on the other side with a profit, Son has turned to a new obsession: artificial superintelligence (ASI).
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 June 2024
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 July 2024
The apocalyptic visions, the looming nature of superintelligence, and the struggle for the future of humanity—all of these narratives are not facts but hypotheticals, however exciting, scary, or plausible.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 July 2024
What about artificial superintelligence, or ASI, which OpenAI has talked about as a kind of AI system that would be more intelligent than all humans put together?
—Bysharon Goldman, Fortune, 12 July 2024
But now, after facing stumbling blocks, admitting his mistakes, promising to learn from them, and coming out on the other side with a profit, Son has turned to a new obsession: artificial superintelligence (ASI).
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 June 2024
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