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For the book by Nick Bostrom, see\u00a0Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies<\/a>. For the 2019 film, see\u00a0Super Intelligence<\/a>.<\/h4>\n

A\u00a0superintelligence<\/b>\u00a0is a hypothetical\u00a0agent<\/a>\u00a0that possesses\u00a0intelligence<\/a>\u00a0far surpassing that of the\u00a0brightest<\/a>\u00a0and most\u00a0gifted<\/a>\u00a0human minds. “Superintelligence” may also refer to a property of problem-solving systems (e.g., superintelligent language translators or engineering assistants) whether or not these high-level intellectual competencies are embodied in agents that act in the world. A superintelligence may or may not be created by an\u00a0intelligence explosion<\/a>\u00a0and associated with a\u00a0technological singularity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

University of Oxford<\/a>\u00a0philosopher\u00a0Nick Bostrom<\/a>\u00a0defines\u00a0superintelligence<\/i>\u00a0as “any intellect that greatly exceeds the cognitive performance of humans in virtually all domains of interest”.[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The program\u00a0Fritz<\/a>\u00a0falls short of superintelligence\u2014even though it is much better than humans at chess\u2014because Fritz cannot outperform humans in other tasks.[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Following Hutter and Legg, Bostrom treats superintelligence as general dominance at goal-oriented behavior, leaving open whether an artificial or human superintelligence would possess capacities such as\u00a0intentionality<\/a>\u00a0(cf. the\u00a0Chinese room<\/a>\u00a0argument) or\u00a0first-person consciousness<\/a>\u00a0(cf.<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0hard problem of consciousness<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Technological researchers disagree about how likely present-day\u00a0human intelligence<\/a>\u00a0is to be surpassed. Some argue that advances in\u00a0artificial intelligence<\/a>\u00a0(AI) will probably result in general reasoning systems that lack human cognitive limitations. Others believe that humans will evolve or directly modify their biology so as to achieve radically greater intelligence. A number of\u00a0futures studies<\/a>\u00a0scenarios combine elements from both of these possibilities, suggesting that humans are likely to\u00a0interface with computers<\/a>, or\u00a0upload their minds to computers<\/a>, in a way that enables substantial intelligence amplification.<\/p>\n

Some researchers believe that superintelligence will likely follow shortly after the development of\u00a0artificial general intelligence<\/a>. 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\u00a0perfect recall<\/a>, a vastly superior knowledge base, and the ability to\u00a0multitask<\/a>\u00a0in ways not possible to biological entities. This may give them the opportunity to\u2014either as a single being or as a new\u00a0species<\/a>\u2014become much more powerful than humans, and to displace them.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

A number of scientists and forecasters argue for prioritizing early research into the possible benefits and risks of\u00a0human and machine cognitive enhancement<\/a>, because of the potential social impact of such technologies.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

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