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‘Super Intelligence’ Could Arrive Within Two to Five Years

The Courier Mail

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Date Published
23 Sept 2024
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Australian
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Created
24 Sept 2026, 02:00 pm

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News24 Defence Analyst Peter Jennings says to reach the level of AI being smarter than humans is likely “two to five years away”.

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Defence analyst Peter Jennings argues that artificial intelligence surpassing human intelligence is a near-term prospect, potentially arriving within the next two to five years. The discussion emphasizes the rapid acceleration of frontier AI capabilities and the resulting strategic and security implications for global stability. Such a compressed timeline for superintelligence underscores the urgent need for robust governance frameworks to mitigate catastrophic risks associated with misaligned or weaponized autonomous systems. This perspective highlights a growing consensus among security experts regarding the immediate necessity of international AI safety standards to address existential threats.