Brain Redundancy Proves AI's Brute-Force Path is Natural
pwlot · x · 2026-08-31
The author argues against the idea that AI is just "brute force" stats, asserting that causal efficacy matters and nature itself used massive neuron counts to "brute force" human intelligence.
Citing extreme hydrocephalus cases (e.g., a French civil servant with IQ 75, a Sheffield math student with IQ 126), he points out:
- High Redundancy: The human brain can function with drastically less tissue, suggesting intelligence can be implemented much more efficiently than its 86-billion-neuron anatomy.
- Scale Threshold: While efficiency matters, there is a minimum substrate required for general intelligence; a nematode's 302 neurons cannot do theoretical physics regardless of algorithm optimization.
Conclusion: Architecture and learning matter, but sufficient scale (substrate) is a prerequisite.
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