The red line represents the error rate of a trained human. Progress in machine classification of images Feasibility of artificial superintelligence Ī number of scientists and forecasters argue for prioritizing early research into the possible benefits and risks of human and machine cognitive enhancement, because of the potential social impact of such technologies. This may give them the opportunity to-either as a single being or as a new species-become much more powerful than humans, and to displace them. 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 perfect recall, a vastly superior knowledge base, and the ability to multitask in ways not possible to biological entities. Some researchers believe that superintelligence will likely follow shortly after the development of artificial general intelligence. A number of futures studies scenarios combine elements from both of these possibilities, suggesting that humans are likely to interface with computers, or upload their minds to computers, in a way that enables substantial intelligence amplification.

Others believe that humans will evolve or directly modify their biology so as to achieve radically greater intelligence. Some argue that advances in artificial intelligence (AI) will probably result in general reasoning systems that lack human cognitive limitations. Technological researchers disagree about how likely present-day human intelligence is to be surpassed. the Chinese room argument) or first-person consciousness ( cf. Following 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 intentionality (cf. The program Fritz falls short of superintelligence-even though it is much better than humans at chess-because Fritz cannot outperform humans in other tasks.

University of Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom defines superintelligence as 'any intellect that greatly exceeds the cognitive performance of humans in virtually all domains of interest'. A superintelligence may or may not be created by an intelligence explosion and associated with a technological singularity. '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. For the 2020 film, see Superintelligence (film).Ī superintelligence is a hypothetical agent that possesses intelligence far surpassing that of the brightest and most gifted human minds. For the book by Nick Bostrom, see Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies.

Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom