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SuperintelligenceRecord · good-1965

I. J. Good

Statistician, Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Why they matterBletchley Park cryptanalyst; originated the intelligence-explosion argument

Status
Closed
Prediction made
1965
Predicted arrival
2000
Interval
35 yrs

It is more probable than not that, within the twentieth century, an ultraintelligent machine will be built.

Context

The foundational statement of the intelligence-explosion idea.

Why it is considered incorrect

The twentieth century closed with no machine matching, let alone exceeding, general human intelligence.

Source