Artificial definitions

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:52:19 -0800

Just saw a post talking about someone predicting when we’ll see “ASI” (artificial superintelligence). The grifters haven’t even managed a decent definition of “AGI”, let alone, “AI”. What is “ASI”? We’re told it’s “defined” by Nick Bostrom. I went to find that definition because the way it was paraphrased didn’t “define” anything in a meaningful way – certainly not in any measurable way.

Nick’s definition of Superintelligence (not Artificial superintelligence, BTW):

Precision on The Truth Imperative

Artificial definitions