Zvi: when someone says 'superintelligence' instead of AI, that's a Fnord
TheZvi · x · 2026-10-11
AI commentator Zvi observes that when people say 'superintelligence' instead of 'AI', it functions as a 'Fnord' — a loaded term that creates active discomfort and pressure to avoid engaging with the speaker's words, signaling the term choice itself is doing rhetorical work.
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