Debate Erupts Over Whether Intelligence Per Active Parameter Is Bounded

Researcher Will Brown proposed framing AGI debates around whether intelligence per active parameter is bounded. Mike Frank argued it is, meaning a foom-style intelligence explosion would be limited by physical growth rates, while noting that finite active parameters—as with a universal Turing machine—can still compute anything, just serially and slowly.

2026-10-10 ~ 2026-10-10 · 3 related posts

• Ask: is intelligence per active parameter bounded or unbounded? — willcb · 2026-10-10
• Mike Frank: Intelligence Per Active Parameter Is Bounded, So Foom Gets Throttled — MikePFrank · 2026-10-10
• Frank Qualifies Bounded-Intelligence Claim: Universal TMs Have Finite Active Params, Just Slow — MikePFrank · 2026-10-10