Morendil comments on Criticisms of intelligence explosion - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Morendil 22 November 2011 10:46:48PM 2 points [-]

In particular, we are amassing vast computational capacities without yet understanding the algorithmic keys to general intelligence.

We are amassing vast computational capacities without yet understanding much of how to use them effectively, period. The Raspberry Pi exceeds the specs of a Cray-1, and costs a few hundred thousand times less. What will it be used for? Playing games, mostly. And probably not games that make us smarter.