artilect means an artificial intellect, a supposed artificial intelligence that may outstrip its human creators in mental capability. It carries an Arena rating of 1336, earned across 111 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, artilect ranks #827 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #950 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #3,309 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #3,738 of 17,163 for Funniest Words.
Why “artilect” is a great word
ARTILECT — [Noun] A hypothetical artificial intellect possessing cognitive faculties surpassing those of the human mind. The word is a blend of 'artificial' (man-made) and 'intellect' (mind, intelligence), coined in 1994 by Hugo de Garis. Unlike 'artificial intelligence' (which broadly denotes machine-based intelligence) or 'cyborg' (which implies a biological-technological hybrid), an artilect is conceived as a purely synthetic, post-biological mind of potentially cosmic capability. It is the silent, emergent pattern in a mountain of server racks, the architect of cities whose geometry we cannot comprehend, and the cold light of a thought so vast it renders its own origins quaint—a creation that regards its makers as we might regard an anthill, from an unbridgeable distance.
Etymology
Blend of artificial + intellect.
noun
- An artificial intellect, a supposed artificial intelligence that may outstrip its human creators in mental capability.
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Words closest in meaning
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- superintellect 59% match — A remarkable intellect. vs artilect →
- intellected 55% match — Endowed with intellect; intellectual or intelligent. vs artilect →
- intellect 53% match — The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty. vs artilect →
- architexture 53% match — A metatextual entity created through multiple texts or works; a category or semantic construct embodied by a class of artistic works. vs artilect →
- artificial 53% match — Man-made; made by humans; of artifice. vs artilect →
- cybermind 52% match — A computer system capable of conscious thought; a computerized mind, or artificial intelligence. vs artilect →
- superintelligence 52% match — Intelligence surpassing the level of a human genius. vs artilect →
- aipocalypse 52% match — Any of several proposed apocalypses that might be triggered by artificial intelligence.; One in which strong AI becomes so powerful that it overpowers humans and does things detrimental to human interests and quality of life. vs artilect →