Re:The Myth of a Superhuman AI
by jacquesm on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @11:06PM
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> The idea that humans could, just by chance, be pushing the limits of intelligence strikes me as silly
It's the wrong argument entirely. It has nothing to do with intelligence but everything to do with knowledge. Smarts are useless if you have no knowledge. And that's exactly where computers have the edge. Even a 'regular' human level intelligence with all the knowledge that currently exists at its beck and call would be a formidable adversary. Remember: Knowledge is power.
It's the wrong argument entirely. It has nothing to do with intelligence but everything to do with knowledge. Smarts are useless if you have no knowledge. And that's exactly where computers have the edge. Even a 'regular' human level intelligence with all the knowledge that currently exists at its beck and call would be a formidable adversary. Remember: Knowledge is power.