Superintelligence: Humanity’s Ultimate Challenge and Opportunity

Imagine waking up to news headlines that an artificial intelligence system has not only mastered every field of human knowledge but has begun creating new scientific theories, solving previously unsolvable problems, and making decisions that affect billions of lives—all while potentially having goals that don’t align with humanity’s best interests. 

This scenario represents both the promise and peril of superintelligence, perhaps the most consequential technological development in human history.