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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An open letter calling for the prohibition of the development of superintelligent AI was announced on Wednesday, with the signatures of more than 700 celebrities, AI scientists, faith leaders, and policymakers. Billy Perrigo, Time, 22 Oct. 2025 The barrier to getting to superintelligent behavior isn’t reasoning capability—that’s already there. Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 To unlock a powerful, superintelligent future, Wu predicted that large AI models will replace existing operating systems as the link between users, software and computational power. Jared Perlo, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2025 The leaders of many tech companies today seem increasingly convinced that superintelligent, society-transforming machines are on their way. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 29 Sep. 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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