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.

• 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.Last 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.Last reviewed 22 Sept 2026
• 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.Last reviewed 22 Sept 2026