Miles Brundage: 'Superintelligence' as a term won't help public adoption — it could backfire
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-10-11
Responding to a debate over whether "superintelligence" should replace "artificial intelligence," Miles Brundage argues the swap won't help: public concerns aren't really about the term, and a word that sounds even more capable could push people the opposite way.
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