David Patterson Redefines the Ladder: SI Is the New Name for AI
davidpattersonx · x · 2026-09-30
Turing Award winner David Patterson offers a terminology framework: SI (superintelligence) — as smart as or smarter than the brightest humans, and now the new name for AI; GI (general intelligence) — capable of everything a human can do, including entire jobs; UI (universal intelligence) — SI and GI at the limit, able to answer any question, solve any problem, and perform any task correctly.
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