Alicorn comments on Less Wrong Q&A with Eliezer Yudkowsky: Ask Your Questions - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Alicorn 14 November 2009 02:37:11AM *  3 points [-]

What do you think "intelligence" is?

Do you think that accomplishments, when present, are fairly accurate proof of intelligence (and that you are skeptical of claims thereto without said proof), but that intelligence can sometimes exist in their absence; or do you claim something stronger?

Comment author: mormon2 14 November 2009 06:06:42PM 1 point [-]

"Do you think that accomplishments, when present, are fairly accurate proof of intelligence (and that you are skeptical of claims thereto without said proof)"

Couldn't have said it better myself. The only addition would be that IQ is an insufficient measure although it can be useful when combined with accomplishment.

Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 14 November 2009 06:45:20PM 1 point [-]

What do you think "intelligence" is?

Previously, Eliezer has said that intelligence is efficient optimization.

Comment author: Tyrrell_McAllister 14 November 2009 07:17:42PM *  0 points [-]

I have trouble meshing this definition with the concept of intelligent insanity.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 14 November 2009 08:19:03PM *  2 points [-]

Intelligently insane efficiently optimize stuff in the way they don't want it optimized.

Comment author: Tyrrell_McAllister 15 November 2009 12:29:12AM 0 points [-]

Eliezer invoked the notion of intelligent insanity in response to Aumann's approach to the absent-minded driver problem. In this case, what was Aumann efficiently optimizing in spite of his own wishes?