What Is AI Superintelligence? Could It Destroy Humanity? And Is It Really Almost Here?

In 2014, the British philosopher Nick Bostrom published a book about the future of artificial intelligence with the ominous title Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. It proved highly influential in promoting the idea that advanced AI systems—“superintelligences” more capable than humans—might one day take over the world and destroy humanity.
A decade later, OpenAI boss Sam Altman says superintelligence may only be “a few thousand days” away. A year ago, Altman’s OpenAI […]
What Is AI Superintelligence? Could It Destroy Humanity? And Is It Really Almost Here?