Intelligence
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Intelligence
People who are good at solving poorly defined problems don't get the same kind of kudos. They don’t get any special titles or clubs. There is no test they can take that will spit out a big, honking number that will make everybody respect them.
And that’s a shame. My grandma does not know how to use the “input” button on her TV’s remote control, but... See more
And that’s a shame. My grandma does not know how to use the “input” button on her TV’s remote control, but... See more
Adam Mastroianni • Why Aren't Smart People Happier?
Evolving definitions of powerful AI
Evolving definitions of powerful AI highlight various perspectives on processes, generality, performance, and impacts, showcasing insights from notable figures throughout the history of artificial intelligence development.
Linkevolving definitions of AI, via Jasmine Sun
The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: Why Computers Can’t Think the Way We Do
Erik Larson • 3 highlights
amazon.comHuman advantage will be caring about other humans: “humans care about other humans and also not at all about machines”
His most striking prediction: “Who in this room would say with conviction, I’m sure I’ll be smarter than GPT5? Not a single person.
His most striking prediction: “Who in this room would say with conviction, I’m sure I’ll be smarter than GPT5? Not a single person.
Sam Altman bfast with JB.
(note: i want to write about intelligence)
The Neuroscience of Intelligence (Cambridge Fundamentals of Neuroscience in Psychology)
O'Reilly Media • 6 highlights
amazon.com
AGI is still a decade away. And even then, its not God in a box.
-Andrej Karpathy on Dwarkesh
A laptop operates the same whether it is open on a desk in an office or on a bench in a park. But human brains aren’t like that—they are exquisitely sensitive to context. One of the most fertile and fruitful places to “think with” is nature. That’s because, over eons of evolution, our brains were tuned to the kind of sensory information available
... See moreAnnie Murphy Paul • The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain
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.