The following are some attributes and capabilities which I believe are necessary for superintelligence. Depending on how these capabilities are realized, they can become anything from early warning signs of potential problems to red alerts. It is very unlikely that, on their own, they are sufficient.

• A sense of self. This includes a recognition of the existence of others.
• A sense of curiosity. The AI finds it attractive (in some sense) to investigate and try to understand the environment that it find itself in.
• A sense of motivation. The AI has attributes similar in some way to human aspirations.
• A capability to (in some way) manipulate portions of its external physical environment, including its software but also objects and beings external to its own physical infrastructure.