> vastly less intelligent than a human
I would more phrase it like that they are a completely alien “intelligence” that cant really be compared to human intelligence
I would more phrase it like that they are a completely alien “intelligence” that cant really be compared to human intelligence
They model what looks like intelligence but with very hard limits. The two advantages they have over human brains are perfect recall and data storage. They are also faster.
But the brain is vastly more intelligent:
- It can learn concepts (e.g. language) with an order of magnitude less information
- It responds in parallel to multiple formats of stimuli (e.g. sight/sound)
- LLMs lack the ability to generalise
- The brain interprets and understands what it experienced
That's just the tip of the iceberg. Don't get me wrong: I use AI, it is by far some of the most impressive tech we have built so far, and it has potential to advance society significantly.
But it is definitely, vastly, less intelligent than us.
In school for example it was mostly defined as being able to regurgitate information when being prompted - LLMs are really good at that.
In intelligence tests like IQ most of the stuff you listed doesn’t really matter - I don’t think these actually measure intelligence but alas
To me it’s mostly “alien” - i cant compare it to how humans think