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Un ensayo en Nature cuestiona el uso de 'superinteligencia'

Nature publicó en octubre de 2026 un ensayo que hace una pregunta incómoda para toda la industria de la inteligencia artificial: si la superinteligencia artificial sigue siendo un término con base científica o ya es solo una etiqueta de marketing. La revista lo plantea justo cuando varios laboratorios afirman en público estar cerca de superar la inteligencia humana en tareas generales. El ensayo,…

En octubre de 2026, la prestigiosa revista Nature publicó un artículo que desafía la validez científica del término "inteligencia artificial superinteligente". El artículo, titulado "The science of superintelligence and why AI is still a useful word", cuestiona si existe una definición medible de superinteligencia que sirva a más que al marketing.

Mientras que varios laboratorios afirmaron públicamente estar cerca de superar a la inteligencia humana, Nature se pregunta si tal medición existe. La publicación no niega el avance de la IA, sino que destaca la falta de un criterio compartido para medirla, lo que hace que el término se convierta en una consigna sin significado científico.

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