The plain-English guide to superintelligence
What it means, who's building it, and what it means for the UK — for households, for business, and for anyone trying to keep up.
Two meanings, one word. Since September 2026 the US administration has used "Super Intelligence" as its name for artificial intelligence in general. In AI research, superintelligence has long meant something narrower: an AI that outperforms the best human minds at nearly every task that matters — which does not exist yet. This site covers both, and keeps them apart. Start with the difference.
The core guide
What superintelligence is, how it differs from AI and AGI, the timelines and safety debates, who is building it, and a glossary.
The UK angle
Policy, jobs, sectors and the UK researchers and institutions worth following.
The rename saga
A neutral, dated record of the move to rename artificial intelligence "Super Intelligence".
For business
A plain-English briefing for UK businesses: what is real now, where it streamlines work, sector guides and a readiness checklist.
For households
For families, older people and anyone at home: new tech that actually helps, scams and safety, money and consumer rights.
Weekly digest
Five to seven things worth knowing each week, with an item for business, one for home and one on living with SI.
Recently reviewed
- Superintelligence glossary: the words you will meet, in plain EnglishShort, accurate definitions of the terms used in discussions of AI, AGI and superintelligence — from alignment to context window — with the jargon kept to a minimum.The core guide · reviewed 22 Sept 2026
- Is AI the same as superintelligence?No. "Super Intelligence" is the US administration's new name for AI in general; "superintelligence" in AI research means something that does not exist yet. Here is the difference, in plain English.The core guide · reviewed 22 Sept 2026
- What is superintelligence?The established meaning of the word in AI research, where it comes from, why it is not a description of today's AI, and why it matters more now that the word is in the news.The core guide · reviewed 22 Sept 2026
- Why Trump wants to rename AI "Super Intelligence": a dated timelineWhat was said, when, on which platform, and what has actually changed. Kept as a neutral record and updated as the story develops.The rename saga · reviewed 22 Sept 2026
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