Learn Russian: Видимо, искусственный интеллект будет умнее, чем человек. - Apparently, artificial intelligence will be smarter than a human.

Видимо comes from the verb видеть (to see), so it translates best to "apparently" or "seemingly." It implies you are drawing a conclusion based on something you have observed or read. Наверное is a more general "probably," which can be a pure guess, whereas видимо suggests some visible evidence points to the conclusion.

Is the comma after Видимо strictly required?

Yes. In Russian, parenthetical words (words that express the speaker's attitude or degree of certainty without altering the core grammar of the sentence) must be set off by commas. Since видимо acts as a parenthetical word here showing deduction, the comma is mandatory.

Could we drop чем and just use the Genitive case to say будет умнее человека?

Yes, absolutely. In Russian, you can form a comparison using чем + Nominative (умнее, чем человек) or by simply putting the second noun in the Genitive case (умнее человека). Both are perfectly natural and interchangeable in this sentence.

Is there a common abbreviation for искусственный интеллект in Russian, like "AI" in English?

Yes, it is very commonly abbreviated as ИИ (pronounced as two separate letters: и-и). Just like the full phrase, the abbreviation is treated as a masculine noun.