What Exactly Does ‘Superintelligence’ Mean? | WIRED

Michael Calore: Absolutely.

Katie Drummond: We definitely need to delve deeper into this issue. The compensation trends in Silicon Valley are truly intriguing.

Lauren Goode: If anyone has insights to share—be you a recruiter or someone who’s received an offer from the Meta superintelligence lab—we’d love to hear from you.

Michael Calore: It’s some serious cash.

Katie Drummond: For sure.

Lauren Goode: We’re on the lookout for any signals.

Michael Calore: Big money, no catches.

Lauren Goode: Now we understand what might lure Katie away to work for Mark Zuckerberg.

Katie Drummond: A hundred million dollars is a staggering amount. It’s a significant sum.

Lauren Goode: Absolutely a lot of money.

Katie Drummond: That would be challenging for me. I honestly don’t think I could go through with it.

Lauren Goode: Indeed. If you invest it wisely, it could secure a fortune for your future generations.

Katie Drummond: True, but I’d have to explain my job to my child, and I’m not sure I could manage that. To be clear, I have a lot of respect for the wonderful people at Meta. This isn’t a judgment on their choices or careers; given my background and profession, yeah, I don’t believe I could take that step.

Michael Calore: You’d be part of the superintelligence movement.

Katie Drummond: I’m not interested.

Michael Calore: Maybe just engage with the chatbot, and you’ll feel involved.

Katie Drummond: Exactly! I have some urgent and deeply personal inquiries for Meta’s chatbot, and as soon as we wrap up here, I plan to ask them all privately.

Michael Calore: I look forward to reading those later.

Lauren Goode: Katie’s thinking, how do I escape a project that keeps me trapped in a room for two hours weekly?

Katie Drummond: Oh no.

Michael Calore: All right, let’s take a short break, and we’ll return with our recommendations.

Thank you both for an engaging discussion about superintelligence. Now, let’s share with our listeners some insights from our own brilliant minds—our recommendations for the week. Lauren, would you like to start?

Lauren Goode: Sure! I recently discovered that you can utilize generative AI tools like ChatGPT for color analysis. Have either of you tried it?

Michael Calore: No, I haven’t.

Katie Drummond: Nope.

Lauren Goode: This technique is gaining popularity among beauty influencers online. Usually, you’d pay someone—sometimes a human, sometimes an app with human insights—to evaluate your hair, skin, eyes, and overall tone, then tell you your seasonal color palette and what outfits would complement your look best.