I had never thought about the relative stupidity of human babies relative to their ultimate potential before, I like it! More weights available to optimize - > more data and time, eh?
I have a different angle, when we think about the limits of machine intelligence: just what do we mean by 'intelligence'?!
We all have a clear picture in our head of what it is to be 'smart', but I find it's one of those concepts that generally doesn't hold together too well under scrutiny.
You mention god-like intelligence, and it strains the limits of my imagination. When we talk about superior intelligence, it's not solving harder math problems more quickly... Rather, it's achieving insights that go beyond the understanding of less intelligent beings. Noticing the pattern, understanding the application, achieving what was previously miraculous and impossible.
Apparently there is a lot of money riding on achieving superior-than-human intelligence, but I am unsure whether that concept even holds, outside of a human context. Not because of our brilliance, but rather because of our inability to actually concieve of something greater than ourselves.
But what do I know? I have the feeling we'll have your question answered for us, soon.
I had never thought about the relative stupidity of human babies relative to their ultimate potential before, I like it! More weights available to optimize - > more data and time, eh?
I have a different angle, when we think about the limits of machine intelligence: just what do we mean by 'intelligence'?!
We all have a clear picture in our head of what it is to be 'smart', but I find it's one of those concepts that generally doesn't hold together too well under scrutiny.
You mention god-like intelligence, and it strains the limits of my imagination. When we talk about superior intelligence, it's not solving harder math problems more quickly... Rather, it's achieving insights that go beyond the understanding of less intelligent beings. Noticing the pattern, understanding the application, achieving what was previously miraculous and impossible.
Apparently there is a lot of money riding on achieving superior-than-human intelligence, but I am unsure whether that concept even holds, outside of a human context. Not because of our brilliance, but rather because of our inability to actually concieve of something greater than ourselves.
But what do I know? I have the feeling we'll have your question answered for us, soon.