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This is why people talk about optimization instead of intelligence, since you side-step the baggage that comes with the word "intelligence". E.g. an optimizer d
by _greim_ 6y ago
This is why people talk about optimization instead of intelligence, since you side-step the baggage that comes with the word "intelligence". E.g. an optimizer doesn't need to be universal to be a problem, whether it's optimizing for social media addictiveness or paperclip manufacturing.
- xzvf 6y agoBut optimization is decidedly not intelligence. We’ve known this for decades and have clear proofs this is the case. This is just a collective dance of burying our heads in the sand. I’ll quote this guy called Turing: “If a machine is expected to be infallible, it cannot also be intelligent”.
- DougMerritt 6y agoOptimization is not usually a synonym for intelligence, despite some individual's beliefs, but it can be an effective substitute at times -- chess programs, for instance, play world class chess via optimization rather than via intelligence-as-seen-in-humans.
- _greim_ 6y ago> But optimization is decidedly not intelligence. I don't think anyone is making that claim. That's why the distinction is useful.