superintelligence

American  

[soo-per-in-tel-i-juhns] / ˌsu pər ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒəns /

noun

1. the cognitive capacity of an entity that possesses a higher level of intelligence than humans.

2. an entity that possesses a higher level of intelligence than humans.

3. an unusually high level of human intelligence.

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Example Sentences

First, he parades all the safety doomers, seeming to believe their warnings that an unfeeling superintelligence is upon us and we can’t trust it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Boss Mark Zuckerberg has committed billions of dollars to achieving what he calls "superintelligence."

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

“We’ve got a real lead on wearables, which we think is going to be the next computing technology that actually brings that superintelligence to bear,” Kaplan says, citing the company’s partnerships with Ray-Ban and Oakley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Science fiction portrays AI as superintelligence that can operate faster and better than people can, and do it autonomously.

From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026

Jake also wondered if boredom with everyday, humdrum things might be a curse that came with superintelligence.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein