IAES International Journal of Artificial Intelligence (IJ-AI) Vol. 9, No. 2, June 2020, pp. 336~348 ISSN: 2252-8938, DOI: 10.11591/ijai.v9.i2.pp336-348  336 Journal homepage: http://ijai.iaescore.com Conflicting opinions in connection with digital superintelligence Ahmed Al-Imam 1 , Marek A. Motyka 2 , Mariusz Z. Jędrzejko 3 1 CERVO Brain Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Laval, Canada 2 Institute of Sociology, Faculty of Sociology and History, University of Rzeszow, Poland 3 Faculty of Medical Sciences and Health Sciences, University of Radom, Poland Article Info ABSTRACT Article history: Received Feb 20, 2020 Revised Apr 7, 2020 Accepted Apr 21, 2020 In 1964, Nikolai Kardashev proposed the Kardashev scale, a system for measuring the extent of technological advancement of a civilization based on the magnitude of energy consumption. We are approaching an inevitable type-1 civilization, and artificial superintelligence superior to that of humans can concur with a higher-hierarchy Kardashev civilization. We aim to survey public opinions, specifically video gamers, worldwide compared to those in Poland, concerning artificial general intelligence and superintelligence. We implemented an amalgam of cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of the database of literature and Google search engine. The geographic mapping of surface web users who are interested in artificial superintelligence revealed the top ten contributing countries: Iran, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, India, Peru, South Africa, Romania, Switzerland, and Chile. Developing countries accounted for 54.84% of the total map. Polish people were less enthusiastic about artificial general intelligence and superintelligence compared with the rest of the world. Futuristic technological innovations imply an acceleration in artificial intelligence and superintelligence. This scenario can be pessimistic, as superintelligence can render human- based activities obsolete. However, integrating artificial intelligence with humans, via brain-computer interface technologies, can be protective. Nonetheless, legislation in connection with information technologies is mandatory to regulate upcoming digital knowledge and superintelligence. Keywords: Artificial intelligence Consciousness Kardashev scale Superintel ligence Technological singularity This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA license. Corresponding Author: Ahmed Al-Imam, CERVO Brain Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Laval, 2601 Chemin de la Canardière, Québec, QC G1J 2G3, Canada. Email: ahmed.al-imam.1@ulaval.ca 1. INTRODUCTION There have been several technological advancements in modern history, including the agricultural revolution in the 17th and 18th centuries that has its radix since 10,000 BC, the industrial revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries, the second industrial revolution in the 19th and 20th centuries, the scientific-technical revolution in the late 20th century, and the digital revolution in the second half of the 20th century [1-2]. Similarly, military progress has witnessed a collateral booming of technologies, the latest of which is fifth-generation warfare, also known as non-contact warfare [3-4]. Technological progress would not have been possible without the innovation of silicon-based entities known as computers [5-6], and there is much debate over who invented the first calculating machine [6-7]. It is possible that the two-millennia old mechanism from ancient Greece, around the time of the great Archimedes, known as the Antikythera, represents the oldest computing mechanism [8-10]. In Renaissance Italy, the Italian polymath Leonardo da