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The Gradient: Perspectives on AI

Michael Levin & Adam Goldstein: Intelligence and its Many Scales

Nov 2, 2023
Michael Levin & Adam Goldstein discuss diverse intelligence, unconventional embodiments, failure of life-machine distinction, the concept of self, the combination problem in cognitive function, regenerative medicine, and the relationship between computation, intelligence, and moral concerns.
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Quick takeaways

  • Recognizing intelligence in unconventional embodiments and spaces is crucial for a mature understanding of cognition and artificial intelligence.
  • Focusing solely on replicating human intelligence overlooks other types of intelligence and raises questions of substrate independence.

Deep dives

Diverse conceptions of intelligence

Intelligence is not limited to human cognition, but exists in different spaces beyond our anthropocentric perspective. Professor Michael Levin argues that recognizing intelligence in unconventional embodiments and spaces is crucial for a mature understanding of cognition and artificial intelligence (AI). Adam Goldstein adds that intelligence can be found in transcription space, physiological space, and linguistic space. Expanding our notion of intelligence allows for new possibilities in AI and regenerative medicine.

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