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

And Crypto Execs Tease Huge White House Plans AI and Character As Forbes contributor Craig Smith describes, artificial general intelligence can now be viewed on a spectrum with artificial superintelligence in reach. —Mary Crossan, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025

These harms are inextricable from the idea of superintelligence, because experts do not currently know how to align these hypothetical systems with human values. —Tharin Pillay, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025

The latter is short for artificial superintelligence, or AI that significantly surpasses human intelligence. —Hayden Field, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025

The implication is that artificial general intelligence (AGI) or possibly artificial superintelligence (ASI) is essentially staring us directly in the face. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1