"Intelligence Is Not a Scalar": An X Thread Argues Architecture Research Still Matters for AGI
max_paperclips · x · 2026-11-08
- User zekramu argues intelligence is not a simple scalar: if modeled as an nth-dimensional tensor, RSI may only be achievable along some planes, and assuming any plane folds into another overestimates what intelligence is.
- Scaling laws and architecture exploration aren't mutually exclusive — the field has always been about finding architectures that scale more effectively and efficiently; conflating "scale is all you need" with "architecture diversity is pointless" is a mistake.
- The thread pushes back on the contradictory framing that current models are both criminally under-utilized and "already done."
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