Superintelligence

Superintelligence refers to a hypothesized being that possess intelligence far beyond the abilities of any current human being. These could either be an Super Artificial Intelligence (SAI) or a human that had some form of cognitive enhancement either biological or brain computer-interface

Superintelligence can be divided into two varieties “weak” and “strong”. A “weak superintelligence” would have a structure with similar cognitive abilities to the human brain, but able to operate at a vastly greater speed. Whilst a “strong superintelligence” would operate superiorly in both speed and cognitive ability.

Blog Posts

http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/articles/superintelligencehowsoon.htm

External Links

• How long before Superintelligence? by Nick Bostrom
• A discussion between Hugo de Garis and Ben Goertzel on superintelligence

See Also

• Brain-computer interfaces
• Singularity
• Hard takeoff