Debate on Intelligence Metrics: Is Compute Efficiency a Good Proxy?
dfrsrchtwts · x · 2026-08-29
Discussing Toby Ord's paper, a user questions the distinction drawn regarding intelligence measures. They argue that the amount of useful work done with fixed compute is a strong proxy for intelligence. A reply suggests the confusion stems from the paper's modeling of singular growth versus super-exponential dynamics.
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