I think that the article is very interesting, and that the meta-intelligence point of view is a useful one.
However, I'd like to add the following argument: We need to consider why humans are intelligent, and why they are the intelligent in they way that they are. Other animals get by just fine being less intelligent, including other primates, and perform very well in their environments. The (likely?) answer is that we are intelligent not to perform well against the overall environment but to perform well against each other. Your greatest c... (read more)
I think that the article is very interesting, and that the meta-intelligence point of view is a useful one.
However, I'd like to add the following argument: We need to consider why humans are intelligent, and why they are the intelligent in they way that they are. Other animals get by just fine being less intelligent, including other primates, and perform very well in their environments. The (likely?) answer is that we are intelligent not to perform well against the overall environment but to perform well against each other. Your greatest c... (read more)