superintelligence
superintelligence noun: intelligence surpassing the level of a human genius.
Noun
superintelligence (countable and uncountable, plural superintelligences)
- Intelligence surpassing the level of a human genius.
- The lesson of this little story is that if and when human-level AI is achieved, superintelligence will soon follow. […] What we have in this story seems to be a form of collective superintelligence.2015, Murray Shanahan, The Technological Singularity, MIT Press, →ISBN, pages 90–91
- On Thursday, Meta unveiled a $14.3 billion investment and partnership that will be the core of a new artificial intelligence research lab dedicated to the pursuit of “superintelligence,” a swing-for-the-fences effort in the global technology race. […] Silicon Valley leaders are now talking about...2025 June 13, Cade Metz, “Meta Is Building a Superintelligence Lab. What Is That?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- hyperintelligence
Synonyms of superintelligence
Forms of superintelligence
| plural | superintelligences |
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Origin of superintelligence
From super- + intelligence.
Words formed from superintelligence
Questions about superintelligence
- What does superintelligence mean?
- Superintelligence means intelligence surpassing the level of a human genius.
- What part of speech is superintelligence?
- Superintelligence is a noun.
- What is the plural of superintelligence?
- The plural of superintelligence is superintelligences.
Words near superintelligence in the dictionary
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