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Gwern Branwen - How an Anonymous Researcher Predicted AI's Trajectory

Dwarkesh Podcast

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Intelligence: A Symphony of Small Solutions

Intelligence derives from the ability to compute and search through solutions to numerous specialized problems. Larger brains or neural networks do not possess a singular source of intelligence; rather, they are composed of many small, learned models that tackle specific challenges. Fluid intelligence arises from the recombination of these learned solutions, indicating that intelligence is more about managing and integrating various learned tasks than possessing a distinct intelligence center.

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