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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The general goal is to either reach artificial general intelligence (AGI) or maybe even the outstretched possibility of achieving artificial superintelligence (ASI).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Perhaps worse, accepting that superintelligence is around the corner permits trivializing just about any concern with the technology in its present form.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
Zuckerberg’s methods have had some success, poaching a number of OpenAI employees for Meta’s new superintelligence team.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 5 July 2025
In a sign of the competition for top talent, Meta has reportedly offered pay packages and bonuses worth hundreds of millions of dollars to grow its new superintelligence team.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Perhaps worse, accepting that superintelligence is around the corner permits trivializing just about any concern with the technology in its present form.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
Zuckerberg’s methods have had some success, poaching a number of OpenAI employees for Meta’s new superintelligence team.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 5 July 2025
In a sign of the competition for top talent, Meta has reportedly offered pay packages and bonuses worth hundreds of millions of dollars to grow its new superintelligence team.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
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“Superintelligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superintelligence. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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