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Superintelligence

A hypothetical AI that is vastly more intelligent than the smartest human beings in virtually every field, including scientific creativity, general wisdom, and social skills.

TECHNICAL DEFINITION

Superintelligence is a hypothetical form of artificial intelligence that qualitatively and quantitatively surpasses human cognitive capabilities across virtually all intellectual domains, including problem-solving, learning, and creativity, posing profound implications for humanity's future, including potential existential risks if not properly aligned.

BACKGROUND

Existential risk from artificial intelligence, or AI x-risk, refers to the idea that substantial progress in artificial general intelligence (AGI) and artificial superintelligence (ASI) could lead to human extinction or an irreversible global catastrophe.

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SYNONYMS & ALIASES

  • Hyperintelligence
  • Advanced AI
  • AI Superintelligence
  • God-like AI

USAGE NOTE

The concept of superintelligence drives much of the long-term AI safety research agenda.

DEVELOPERS

Organizations developing technology related to Superintelligence.

  • OpenAI

    Develops advanced AI models (like GPT-4) with a long-term goal of achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and ensuring it benefits all of humanity, a precursor to superintelligence.

  • Google DeepMind

    A leading AI research lab pushing the boundaries of AI capabilities across various domains, working towards general-purpose learning systems and exploring foundational research that could lead to advanced intelligence.

  • Anthropic

    A research company focused on building safe and beneficial AI systems, particularly aiming for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) through robust alignment research and interpretability techniques to manage powerful AI.

  • Future of Humanity Institute (FHI)

    An interdisciplinary research center at the University of Oxford that studies grand challenges for humanity, including the long-term future and existential risks from advanced artificial intelligence, with a focus on superintelligence.

  • Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI)

    A non-profit research organization working to ensure that the creation of smarter-than-human artificial intelligence has a positive outcome for humanity, primarily by addressing the technical alignment problem for advanced AI.

  • Center for Human-Compatible AI (CHAI)

    A research center at UC Berkeley and UCSF dedicated to developing principles and tools for building beneficial AI systems, focusing on the control and alignment problems for increasingly capable artificial intelligence.

  • xAI

    A company founded by Elon Musk with the stated goal of understanding the true nature of the universe, focusing on the development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) to achieve this aim.

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