Intelligence
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Intelligence
A lot of very smart people work in strange ways / with a lot of quirks (e.g. contemplating for hours and appearing to do nothing, while then suddenly having 100x output burst). This usually makes them not a great fit for traditional corporate world, where you often have to fake…
Laura Wendelx.comThis is why the people who score well on intelligence tests and win lots of chess games are no happier than the people who flunk the tests and lose at chess: well-defined and poorly defined problems require completely different problem-solving skills. Life ain’t chess! Nobody agrees on the rules, the pieces do whatever they want, and the board... See more
Adam Mastroianni • Why Aren't Smart People Happier?
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.
Inqwire
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AGI is still a decade away. And even then, its not God in a box.
-Andrej Karpathy on Dwarkesh
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
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
Erik Larson on AI’s Myths and Limits: Why Machines Can’t Think Like Humans
there’s lots of successful people who don’t necessarily have high raw iq but they have high “fuck around and find out” attitude
ppl who say fuck it and do the thing > ppl who overthink and get paralyzed by fear
tz (tiffany zhong)x.comthere are so many ways to be smart
Both human and machine intelligence seem infinite to me.