artificial superintelligence

Artificial superintelligence (ASI) is a hypothetical AI that would surpass human intellectual abilities across a broad range of tasks.

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Artificial superintelligence (ASI) refers to hypothetical AI that would broadly exceed human intellectual abilities across many fields. It denotes a level beyond artificial general intelligence (AGI), which describes human-level ability across varied tasks.

The concept was popularized by philosopher Nick Bostrom's 2014 book Superintelligence and is frequently discussed in the context of AI safety and long-term risk.

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