"Intelligence is compute" conflates concepts, warns of cognitive atrophy risk
tobias_rees · x · 2026-10-22
tobiasrees argues that those claiming "intelligence is compute" treat compute as a self-evident concept, which it arguably isn't. His concern isn't AI killing humanity, but that failing to grasp the difference risks cognitive atrophy leading to a "human-level extinction" — a philosophical one-liner with a wry tone.
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