Editing Artificial intelligence (section)

=== Superintelligence and the singularity ===<!--SUPERINTELLIGENCE-->

A [[superintelligence]] is a hypothetical agent that would possess intelligence far surpassing that of the brightest and most gifted human mind.{{Sfnp|Roberts|2016}}<!--SINGULARITY--> If research into [[artificial general intelligence]] produced sufficiently intelligent software, it might be able to [[Recursive self-improvement|reprogram and improve itself]]. The improved software would be even better at improving itself, leading to what [[I. J. Good]] called an "[[intelligence explosion]]" and [[Vernor Vinge]] called a "[[Technological singularity|singularity]]".<ref>The [[Intelligence explosion]] and [[technological singularity]]: {{Harvtxt|Russell|Norvig|2021|pp=1004–1005}}, {{Harvtxt|Omohundro|2008}}, {{Harvtxt|Kurzweil|2005}}

[[I. J. Good]]'s "intelligence explosion": {{Harvtxt|Good|1965}}

[[Vernor Vinge]]'s "singularity": {{Harvtxt|Vinge|1993}}</ref><!--ANTI-SINGULARITIANISM-->

However, technologies cannot improve exponentially indefinitely, and typically follow an [[S-shaped curve]], slowing when they reach the physical limits of what the technology can do.{{Sfnp|Russell|Norvig|2021|p=1005}}