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This is discussion about intelligence. But do we have clear definition of intelligence? Without clear definition one can say that the Singularity already happe
by dgregd 14y ago
This is discussion about intelligence. But do we have clear definition of intelligence?
Without clear definition one can say that the Singularity already happened.
Chess masters definitely are considered intelligent. So why computer programs which beat them aren't called super intelligent? Because they use brute force algorithms?
- dbaupp 14y agoBecause the chess engines aren't sufficiently general purpose. http://lesswrong.com/lw/vb/efficient_crossdomain_optimization/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/vb/efficient_crossdomain_optimizatio... tries to address questions like the ones you ask. (Obviously the definition proposed there of "efficient cross-domain optimisation" isn't the definition of the word "intelligence", because no such thing can exist, but it is a definition that seems to match with our intuitions well.)
- hpvic03 14y agoI think when intelligence is mentioned in these discussions it is implicitly defined as "being reasonably capable of doing everything a human can." However, intelligence can also be defined as "the ability to maximize a risk/reward function." In this case, Kurzweil and Allen aren't referring to a specific function, so the first definition supersedes this second, more precise definition.