Renaming AI to Super Intelligence was the right move, argues researcher citing doomer baggage
mark_k · x · 2026-10-04
The author argues that "AI" as a term has been poisoned by years of doomers spreading fear and dystopian fantasies, carrying too much baggage. Renaming it to Super Intelligence is the right move, refocusing attention on ambition, progress, and what we can build. A notable opinion in the ongoing narrative war over AI terminology.
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