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Re:John Carmack: I’m going to work on artificial general int... by TeamSlytherin on Thursday November 14, 2019 @01:43AM (#21533306)
It's best to think about AGI as... at what point can you drop out of high school and still do well in life (or do you even need high school). It's true that it's not a survival issue, but sadly, it's not a test of "pure knowledge" either. There is a great deal of social structure, even "fluff" that is only relevant for interaction (like getting an 80's reference).
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Re:John Carmack: I’m going to work on artificial general int... by visarga on Thursday November 14, 2019 @12:41PM (#21537479)
> at what point can you drop out of high school and still do well in life

That means you're specialised in survival. If you do well in life, you have a higher chance of procreation. Your genes survival depends on it.

General Intelligence is like Free Will - a fascinating concept with no base in reality. A mental experiment.

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