# Superintelligence Would Be the Most Important Invention Ever Made by Nick Bostrom > “Such superintelligence would not be just another technological development; it would be the most important invention ever made, and would lead to explosive progress in all scientific and technological fields, as the superintelligence would conduct research with superhuman efficiency.” > **— Nick Bostrom**, *2003, Ethical Issues in Advanced Artificial Intelligence* ## Sources and Context - **Direct source and full wording:** [Ethical Issues in Advanced Artificial Intelligence](https://nickbostrom.com/papers/ethical-issues-in-advanced-ai/) — Bostrom's official publication contains this exact abstract sentence in the 2003 paper. - **Article use:** [[articles/We Cannot Un-Strike the Match|We Cannot Un-Strike the Match. There Is No Safety. There Is No Retreat]] cites this statement in its account of recursive scientific acceleration. Bostrom argues that superintelligence differs from an incremental tool because it could accelerate research across other technological fields. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Cannot Un-Strike the Match|We Cannot Un-Strike the Match. There Is No Safety. There Is No Retreat]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse|Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/AI-Tech Doomerism and Anti-Science Panic|AI-Tech Doomerism and Anti-Science Panic]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Nick Bostrom|Nick Bostrom]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Nick Bostrom|Nick Bostrom]] - [[wiki/Superintelligence|Superintelligence]] - [[wiki/Scientific Acceleration|Scientific Acceleration]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Such superintelligence would not be just another technological development; it would be the most important invention ever made, and would lead to explosive progress in all scientific and technological fields, as the superintelligence would conduct research with superhuman efficiency.” — Nick Bostrom, 2003, Ethical Issues in Advanced Artificial Intelligence https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-nick-bostrom-superintelligence-most-important-invention ```