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#116 — AI: Racing Toward the Brink

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Is There a Difference Between Humans and Mice in General Optimization?

We think it has something to do with our brains. It means an ability to do this flexibly, rather than by rote following the same strategy again and again blindly. And we as humans have thisimilar, like, very broad range to handle a huge variety of problems. So learning is the key to generality.

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