The argument hinges on the meaning of intelligence. Indeed, if you consider intelligence to be exactly the thing measured by IQ, an explosion is probably imposs

The argument hinges on the meaning of intelligence. Indeed, if you consider intelligence to be exactly the thing measured by IQ, an explosion is probably impossible. Suppose we considered 'effectiveness' -- the ability of a system to quickly achieve its goals. Would the author argue that a recursively self-improving machine could not exponentially increase its effectiveness? Why? Wouldn't an effectiveness explosion have similar consequences for people -- making human ability nearly irrelevant since any goal we can articulate can be achieved so much faster by machines?