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Rapid capability gain around supergenius level seems probable even without intelligence needing to improve intelligence

TLDR: 1. Around Einstein-level, relatively small changes in intelligence can lead to large changes in what one is capable to accomplish. 1. E.g. Einstein was a bit better than the other best physi at seeing deep connections and reasoning, but was able to accomplish much more in terms of impressive...

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Rapid capability gain around supergenius level seems probable even without intelligence needing to improve intelligence

May 6, 2024•48

Davanchama

Rapid capability gain around supergenius level seems probable even without intelligence needing to improve intelligence

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Around Einstein-level, relatively small changes in intelligence can lead to large changes in what one is capable to accomplish.
1. E.g. Einstein was a bit better than the other best physi at seeing deep connections and reasoning, but was able to accomplish much more in terms of impressive scientific output.
There are architectures where small changes can have significant effects on intelligence.
1. E.g. small changes in human-brain-hyperparameters: Einstein’s brain didn’t need to be trained on 3x the compute than normal physics professors for him to become much better at forming deep understanding, even without intelligence improving intelligence.

Einstein and the heavytail of human intelligence

1905 is often described as the "annus mirabilis" of Albert Einstein. He founded quantum physics... (read 1083 more words →)

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