>All statements are true, false, arbitrary, or nonsensical.
And which was that?
AI depends heavily on statements that are somewhat true and somewhat false at the same time.
How distorted does a letter shape have to be before it stops being readable? How much does readability depend on context? How much does meaning depend on context? What if input is inherently ambiguous and noisy but there's a signal under there somewhere?
As for smarts, there are different kinds:
Abstract symbolic reasoning (e.g. pure maths)
Using abstract symbolic reasoning to predict possible futures (physics, engineering, finance, AI)
A talent for optimising choices towards an explicit goal through abstract reasoning about possible futures (all of the above, with brain-powered decision making)
The same, but using unconscious processes ('intuition') that are not explicitly abstract or logical (all brain, no AI so far, but still effective)
The author seems to be suggesting that the first two kinds of smarts don't necessarily translate into the second two kinds, for various reasons. And not all smart people realise this.
And which was that?
AI depends heavily on statements that are somewhat true and somewhat false at the same time.
How distorted does a letter shape have to be before it stops being readable? How much does readability depend on context? How much does meaning depend on context? What if input is inherently ambiguous and noisy but there's a signal under there somewhere?
As for smarts, there are different kinds:
Abstract symbolic reasoning (e.g. pure maths)
Using abstract symbolic reasoning to predict possible futures (physics, engineering, finance, AI)
A talent for optimising choices towards an explicit goal through abstract reasoning about possible futures (all of the above, with brain-powered decision making)
The same, but using unconscious processes ('intuition') that are not explicitly abstract or logical (all brain, no AI so far, but still effective)
The author seems to be suggesting that the first two kinds of smarts don't necessarily translate into the second two kinds, for various reasons. And not all smart people realise this.