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Re:AI 'godfather' LeCun has 'zero concerns' about human exti... by qarl on Monday October 05, 2026 @08:55AM (#49964231)
> Did anyone ever claim that Humans are "general intelligence"?

Right. So you admit that what we're looking for now is super human. Not just human, but more than human.

That's those goalposts I was talking about.

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Re:AI 'godfather' LeCun has 'zero concerns' about human exti... by bluefirebrand on Monday October 05, 2026 @09:52AM (#49964928)
A bit like calling a crane "superhuman strength"

I mean sure, but who cares? It's a machine.

The same way an excavator is not judged by human standards, neither should AI be. It's a machine

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Re:AI 'godfather' LeCun has 'zero concerns' about human exti... by qarl on Monday October 05, 2026 @10:08AM (#49965113)
Yes, I would call a crane superhuman strength. I think that's exactly what it should be called.

Requiring the intelligence to be above human is a shifted goalpost. Full stop.

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