Intelligence
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Intelligence
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
The reason experts are so split on whether or not we're on an exponential path to AI is that intelligence is multi-dimensional. You can be both exponentially exploding/scaling in one dimension and stagnating in another. You can be both superhuman and subhuman at the same time. People tend to focus on the dimensions most salient to their... See more
Kenneth Stanleyx.comgood take
Schools are good at teaching and measuring intelligence, so that’s what people tend to value and aspire to. But in almost any field, smarts is what gets rewarded long term.
You cannot measure empathy like you can SAT scores, so it’s not surprising that one is given more weight on resumes. But who is more likely to succeed in life – a person whose... See more
You cannot measure empathy like you can SAT scores, so it’s not surprising that one is given more weight on resumes. But who is more likely to succeed in life – a person whose... See more
Faith Hahn and
Duke Rem: You often suggest (without stating it directly) that human intelligence is inherently social and contextual. How (and why) does this perspective challenge current AI methodologies?
Erik Larson: Human cognition is deeply embedded in social interactions, cultural norms, and the specific contexts in which we operate. We learn, reason, and... See more
Erik Larson: Human cognition is deeply embedded in social interactions, cultural norms, and the specific contexts in which we operate. We learn, reason, and... See more