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A useful introductory reference for those new to the concept of superintelligence; synthesizes mainstream definitions and debates but should be supplemented with primary sources like Bostrom's book for deeper analysis.
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A comprehensive Wikipedia overview of the concept of superintelligence, covering definitions, proposed forms (speed, collective, quality), potential risks, and the broader debate around artificial general intelligence surpassing human cognitive abilities. It synthesizes perspectives from key thinkers including Bostrom, Good, and others on the implications and timelines of superintelligent AI.
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- •Defines superintelligence as an intellect that greatly exceeds human cognitive performance in virtually all domains of interest.
- •Distinguishes multiple forms: speed superintelligence, collective superintelligence, and quality superintelligence.
- •Discusses the 'intelligence explosion' concept (I.J. Good) and recursive self-improvement as a path to superintelligence.
- •Covers major existential risk concerns including control problems, misaligned goals, and potential dangers from uncontrolled superintelligent systems.
- •Summarizes debates around timelines, feasibility, and the range of expert opinions on when or whether superintelligence may emerge.
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Hypothetical agent surpassing human intelligence
For the book by Nick Bostrom, see Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies . For the 2020 film, see Superintelligence (film) .
A superintelligence is a hypothetical agent that possesses intelligence surpassing that of the most gifted human minds. [ 1 ] Philosopher Nick Bostrom defines superintelligence as "any intellect that greatly exceeds the cognitive performance of humans in virtually all domains of interest". [ 2 ]
Technological researchers disagree about how likely present-day human intelligence is to be surpassed. Some argue that advances in artificial intelligence (AI) will probably result in general reasoning systems that lack human cognitive limitations. Others believe that humans will evolve or directly modify their biology to achieve radically greater intelligence. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Several future study scenarios combine elements from both of these possibilities, suggesting that humans are likely to interface with computers , or upload their minds to computers , in a way that enables substantial intelligence amplification . The hypothetical creation of the first superintelligence may or may not result from an intelligence explosion or a technological singularity .
Some researchers believe that superintelligence will likely follow shortly after the development of artificial general intelligence . The first generally intelligent machines are likely to immediately hold an enormous advantage in at least some forms of mental capability, including the capacity of perfect recall , a vastly superior knowledge base, and the ability to multitask in ways not possible to biological entities.
Several scientists and forecasters have been arguing for prioritizing early research into the possible benefits and risks of human and machine cognitive enhancement , because of the potential social impact of such technologies. [ 5 ]
Artificial superintelligence
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Artificial intelligence, especially foundation models , has made rapid progress, surpassing human capabilities in various benchmarks . Philosopher David Chalmers argues that artificial general intelligence is a very likely path to artificial superintelligence ( ASI ). Chalmers breaks this claim down into an argument that AI can achieve equivalence to human intelligence, that it can be extended to surpass human intelligence, and that it can be further amplified to completely dominate humans across arbitrary tasks. [ 6 ]
Concerning human-level equivalence, Chalmers argues that the human brain is a mechanical system, and therefore ought to be emulatable by synthetic materials. [ 7 ] He also notes that human intelligence was able to biol
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