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0 pointsnextaccountic3y ago0 comments

> An AGI is an AI that can do everything a human can do, period

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> That is the goalpost for AGI. It’s an artificial human - a human replacement.

This considerably moves the goalpost. An AGI can have a different kind of intelligence than humans. If an AGI is as intelligent as a cat, it's still AGI.

More likely, the first AGI we develop will probably greatly exceed humans in some areas but have gaps in other areas. It won't completely replace humans, just like cats don't completely replace humans.

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deadbeeves3y ago

No, that's moving the goalpost. From the very start the goal of artificial intelligence has been to make a machine that can think like a human. Who would want an artificial cat mind? What use would it be and why would someone go to the effort of creating one when natural cat minds are abundant?

nextaccounticOP3y ago

I used a cat just as an example of an animal that exhibits intelligence but is different than humans.

AGI was never about exactly replicating humans, it's about creating artificial intelligence. Intelligence is not one-size-fits-all, there are many ways of being intelligent and the human way just one among many.

Indeed we can say that even between humans, intelligence varies deeply. Some humans are more capable in some areas than others, and no human can do all tasks. I think it's unreasonable to expect AGI to do all tasks and only then recognize its intelligence.

(Note: GPT-4 isn't AGI)

FooBarWidget3y ago

I think there is a market for cat simulation games. There is alteady a market for goat, pokemon and pet simulation games.

jakzurr3y ago

>> Who would want an artificial cat mind?

Possibly, someone who is allergic to cats.

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