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> IMO I think we're doomed to move the goalposts on intelligence for a while I'm old enough to remember back when we thought language was the defining element
by qarl 2y ago
> IMO I think we're doomed to move the goalposts on intelligence for a while
I'm old enough to remember back when we thought language was the defining element of intelligence. Dogs can't talk - dogs aren't intelligent.
Now LLMs can talk, and we've shifted intelligence to mean animal intelligence - being able to predict the motion of a falling ball, wanting to protect your children, etc.
Some people truly cannot tolerate the idea that our intelligence/existence isn't magical, so they'll desperately move it again and again and again... forever. Watch.
- goatlover 2y agoThere is some conflation between consciousness and intelligence going on. Consciousness is subjective experiences. Intelligence is cognitive ability. There isn’t a necessary link between the two. We can say LLMs are intelligent but not conscious. We could say a lizard is conscious but not that intelligent.
- andoando 2y agoI still feel like animal intelligence is completely downplayed. Dog's can learn new environments and tasks. The simple act of recognizing what a door is and how they work takes quite a bit of intelligence. As far as I can see, AI still can't make a robotic dog.