One Year On: Blaise Aguera y Arcas' 'What Is Intelligence?' Still Resonates
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-09-26
Marking one year since publication, Blaise Aguera y Arcas says the core ideas about life and intelligence in 'What Is Intelligence?' have held up despite rapid AI progress. Ex-Google researcher Alex Olegimas calls it one of his favorite recent reads, alongside 'A Brief History of Intelligence', for its unique perspective on intelligence broadly defined.
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