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
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…”
Jun 29, 2018 bearish
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…”
Jun 21, 2025 bullish
Jul 29, 2026 bullish
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…”