If we want to represent superintelligence in fiction, is there any good way to do it? I know that many have tried, but so far I haven’t encountered a result that felt completely satisfactory to me.<\/p>\n
One of my favorite attempts was Frank Herbert’s representation of the Bene Gesserit sisterhood in the Dune<\/i> trilogy. I was especially struck by their ability to hold entire conversations amongst themselves, while they are simultaneously speaking with unenhanced humans, without the latter even suspecting the existence of this higher level of conversation.<\/p>\n
There is something about such a double consciousness that strikes me as very human, even though it is far beyond the powers of actual humans. I think it is this quality that I am looking for: Some quality of mind that is far beyond the capability of actual people, but that nonetheless resonates with readers\/viewers as something distinctly human.<\/p>\n
Does anyone out there have other examples of superhuman intelligence in fiction that manage to convey this dual quality?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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