superintelligent

adjective

su·​per·​in·​tel·​li·​gent ˌsü-pər-in-ˈte-lə-jənt How to pronounce superintelligent (audio)
: extremely or extraordinarily intelligent : characterized by superintelligence
a superintelligent robot
At school she inhabits the twilight zone between the successful and popular cheer-leader types and the angst-ridden, anarchistic, superintelligent underachievers …Jack Butler

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Billionaire Elon Musk has similarly said superintelligent AI will likely come this year. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025 As everyone with the barest understanding of modern fandom understands, the dramatic dynamic of a superintelligent person who dislikes everyone but the dependable audience surrogate engenders a keen sense of intimacy. Rory Doherty, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025 Short of war, a superintelligent AI could subvert, undermine, and block a competing program. Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024 The team created to lead work on steering superintelligent systems for the safety of humans was disbanded last year, after both its co-leads left the company. Tharin Pillay, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for superintelligent 

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First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of superintelligent was in 1845

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“Superintelligent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superintelligent. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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