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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Daily brazen headlines declare that AI is on par with humans and that AI is becoming superintelligent. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 ChatGPT doesn’t have to be superintelligent to delude someone, spread misinformation, or make a biased decision. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2025 At the same time, Ball says, there is a lot of skepticism inside the Administration toward AI industry projections that superintelligent machines are some two to five years away. Billy Perrigo, Time, 19 Aug. 2025 Some fear catastrophic outcomes from superintelligent systems; others worry more immediately about their careers. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 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 13 Sep. 2025.

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