SocietyAI glossary
Superintelligence
A hypothetical AI that would clearly surpass the best humans in practically every intellectual field, well beyond AGI, which "only" aims for human level. It does not exist, but several labs openly state the goal of reaching it, while researchers and policymakers call for it to be regulated, or even banned, before it becomes possible.
In other words
Going from the student who catches up with the teacher to one who outdoes them in every subject at once.
Alyriaz articles that mention it
- Microsoft: Nadella wants an emergency brake for AI
Satya Nadella wants AIs to be stoppable mid-task by a human, and for them to be treated as compromised from the outset. What that changes.
- The head of American spies takes the lead on AI
Jay Clayton, the US intelligence chief, becomes the White House's AI lead, heading up a "Super Intelligence Force". What that tells us.
- The week AI went "super"
Exodus at OpenAI, assistants that work non-stop, AI rebranded as "superintelligence": the week's key stories in five minutes.
- What difference does changing the name of a thing make?
Washington renames AI "superintelligence". A name is never neutral: it shapes what we see. The original phrase was not neutral either.
- Trump renames AI "superintelligence"
A decree renames AI "superintelligence" in the United States, and industry bosses sign a voluntary commitment, with no penalties attached.
- The debate over the slowdown erupts in public
Dario Amodei's call to slow down triggered responses from the heads of Microsoft, OpenAI and xAI within four days, a legislative proposal and political reactions. We analyse this shift of the debate into the public sphere.