AI Intelligence Pathway: From Brute-Force to Biological Lessons on Brain Redundancy
pwlot · x · 2026-08-31
The author discusses the path to AI intelligence, countering the skepticism that AI shouldn't work via "semi-brute-force" methods. Causal efficacy is argued to be the key factor. The author cites biological cases to demonstrate the efficiency of intelligence implementation: humans have 86 billion neurons, yet severe hydrocephalus cases show patients living normal lives or possessing high IQs despite cortical tissue being compressed into a thin mantle. This suggests intelligence can be implemented much more efficiently than the standard brain anatomy. However, the author emphasizes that "more efficient" doesn't mean "arbitrarily small"; there is a scale threshold below which general intelligence is impossible.
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