> ...artificial general intelligence — that long-prophesied moment when mechanical minds surpass human brains not only quantitatively in terms of processing speed and memory size but also qualitatively in terms of intellectual insight, artistic creativity and every other distinctively human faculty.
> ...the most critical capacity of any intelligence: to say not only what is the case, what was the case and what will be the case — that’s description and prediction — but also what is not the case and what could and could not be the case. Those are the ingredients of explanation, the mark of true intelligence.
> Intelligence consists not only of creative conjectures but also of creative criticism
> True intelligence is demonstrated in the ability to think and express improbable but insightful things.
> True intelligence is also capable of moral thinking.
When examined together, these quotes seem devoid of any concise, comprehensive, or useful definition of intelligence (whether artificial or artificial-and-general).
> Given the amorality, faux science and linguistic incompetence of these systems, we can only laugh or cry at their popularity.
ChatGPT and Co. are popular because they are incredibly useful tools (among other reasons).
Morality, scientific reasoning, and linguistic competence are not prerequisites for usefulness.