Most of the literature that I've read on the topic does not attempt to put an actual number on what level of intelligence, exactly, would qualify as "Superintelligence". Given that there is much discussion of when we might expect an AI Superintelligence to emerge as of late, we probably should first define where that threshold will be crossed...

At the present moment, the intelligence quotient (IQ) remains the quantitative standard by which we evaluate overall level of cognitive ability within the mainstream psychological community. And so I will use IQ as a benchmark for evaluating AI Superintelligence for this market.

For reference:

• The average IQ of a human is set to 100.

• The average IQ of a chimpanzee is roughly 25.

• The average IQ of most physicists (widely regarded as the most intelligent population) is somewhere between 120 - 135. More speculative figures can range as high as 160+.

• The highest IQ ever recorded by a human is 228, by Marilyn Vos Savant.

• It is unknown what the maximum theoretical IQ that a human could possess.

So at minimum, one could say that an AI Superintelligence could be defined as having an IQ higher than the maximum theoretical value that may be possessed by a human. Where that range lies is highly uncertain, so I will propose the following benchmarks:

• Approximatley 250, or roughly 2.5x higher than the average human (and well above the highest recorded IQ)

• An IQ of ~460, which is more than double than the highest recorded human IQ.

• An IQ of 2280, which is 10x the highest recorded human IQ

• Other, or the maximum theoretical IQ however defined.

I will leave open the option to add your own suggestion.

As it is largely speculative, and I'm only seeking how most people should define Superintelligence (instead of predicting when we will see one emerge), the poll will close before the beginning of 2026.

I strongly encourage everyone to outline their reasoning in the comments section below...