Superintelligence

also referred to as: super intelligence

4 statements across 4 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jan 3, 2018 by Tim Urban · across every show →

Everything said about Superintelligence, oldest first

Jan 3, 2018 positive
Insight
Urban: Bostrom's 'Superintelligence' Provides a Sufficient Foundational Base for AI
“One good book, like super intelligence in the case of AI, can give you a really, really great foundation right there, and then you can just kind of tack on information to that foundation or poke holes in that foundation, and then you end up with a solid unders…”
Tim Urban Jan 3, 2018 ▶ 29:41 Tim Urban of Wait But Why · Y Combinator
Jun 29, 2018 bearish
Opinion
Aaronson: Human stupidity is a bigger near-term threat than superintelligent AI
“When I think about, like, the future of civilization, you know, let's say the next 20 years, the next 50 years, I tend to worry less about super intelligence than I do about super stupidity. You know, I tend to worry about, you know, killing ourselves off or y…”
Scott Aaronson Jun 29, 2018 ▶ 52:02 Scott Aaronson on Computational Complexity Theory and Quantum Computers · Y Combinator
Jun 21, 2025 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Altman predicts humanity will achieve unimaginable superintelligence within 20 years
“Look, there, there's a lot you know, in 10 or 20 years, unless something goes hugely wrong, we'll have, like, unimaginable super intelligence, and I'm very excited to see how that goes.”
Sam Altman Jun 21, 2025 ▶ 33:07 Sam Altman: The Future of OpenAI, ChatGPT's Origins, and Building AI Hardware · Y Combinator
Jul 29, 2026 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Wang: Billions of people will have tailored personal superintelligences
“We believe that everybody in the world, you know, all the billions of people in the world are going to have a super intelligence that is adapted and tailored to them, that is, enables them to accomplish their goals, knows their context, and ultimately is an ex…”
Alexandr Wang Jul 29, 2026 ▶ 11:39 Alexandr Wang: “This is a Once-in-a-Civilization Opportunity” · Y Combinator
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