Paras Chopra: Intelligence picks good options, power defines the option space
paraschopra · x · 2026-10-18
AI researcher Paras Chopra draws a sharp distinction: intelligence is the ability to choose good options among those presented to you, while power is the entire space of options available to you. He argues the world is dominated by power-seekers, not the most intelligent — an easy but consequential confusion.
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