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Re:Why no one is exponentially smarter than others by yodsanklai on Sunday November 24, 2019 @03:33PM (#21623160)
Intelligence is hard to define. I believe that some people are "exponentially" better for very specialized tasks, for instance, solving logical puzzles, or internalizing rhythm in music, but it isn't necessarily noticeable, and doesn't translate to great accomplishments.
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Re:Why no one is exponentially smarter than others by trishankkarthik on Sunday November 24, 2019 @03:36PM (#21623178)
Define it rigorously. We have, in terms of the amount of computation in m time steps.
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Re:Why no one is exponentially smarter than others by harshalizee on Sunday November 24, 2019 @05:57PM (#21624087)
No part of this is remotely rigorous. It all hinges on a few house of cards-like permises.
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Re:Why no one is exponentially smarter than others by yowlingcat on Sunday November 24, 2019 @04:57PM (#21623720)
Nothing about that is rigorous. You still haven't convincingly demonstrated that computation works as a remotely serviceable analogy for intelligence.
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