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Cybernetic Vermin
Apr 18, 2005

the idea of there being a hierarchy of intelligence, with some kind of "super intelligence" possible, is one of the many misguided ideas we have inherited from plato, him wanting to imply that a philosopher can sit down legs crossed and pierce the veil of reality through sheer force of reason

far more likely any real understanding is entirely limited by the way we interface with reality, progress is down to what experiments can be run and what they can tell us, there being truly simple explanations for complex phenomena is looking less and less probable (and it is helpful for every person to introspect a bit on *why* there would be simple explanations)

end result being that strong artificial intelligence is not so much impossible as it is quite irrelevant. we have brains already, and greater general intelligences will provide us with little

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Cybernetic Vermin
Apr 18, 2005

what if scifi but real??

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