Intelligence
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Intelligence
from Jeff Bezos on the Lex Fridman podcast:
there are 1000 ways to be smart. when I go around and I meet people, I'm always looking for the way that they're smart. and you find that's one of the things that makes the world so interesting and fun, is that it's not like IQ is a single dimension. There are people who are smart in such unique ways.
“The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.” — Krishnamurti
language models are not intelligent in the ways that even small children are intelligent, but they are already superhuman at tasks like summarization, translation (both linguistic and conceptual), and association. And when you apply those skills to artfully curated source material written by equally, but differently, gifted humans, magic can... See more
Steven Johnson • Revenge of the Humanities
Many brilliant people are rewarded early in life but get lapped by those with average intelligence later on.
When test scores are off the table, courage will take you further than knowing the right answer.
When test scores are off the table, courage will take you further than knowing the right answer.
Alex Tan • #094 Done!
The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: Why Computers Can’t Think the Way We Do
Erik Larson • 3 highlights
amazon.comOur work with AI reveals the nature of intelligence, just like sparks once showed us what electricity was
Kelly draws a parallel between the current wave of AI and the early days of electricity; specifically, in how little we truly understand what we’re working with. In the 18th and 19th centuries, even as scientists staged demonstrations of the... See more
Kelly draws a parallel between the current wave of AI and the early days of electricity; specifically, in how little we truly understand what we’re working with. In the 18th and 19th centuries, even as scientists staged demonstrations of the... See more
🎧 How to Predict the Future Like Kevin Kelly
prompt (agency) and evals (taste) will rule everything around us
Intelligent people simply aren’t willing to accept answers that they don’t understand — no matter how many other people try to convince them of it, or how many other people believe it, if they aren’t able to convince them selves of it, they won’t accept it.