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When billion-dollar AIs break down over puzzles a child can do, it's time to rethink the hype
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2025
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my point is, evolution doesn't need to be involved in this paradigm. it could just be something children learn - this thing talks and is therefore more interactive than this other thing that doesn't talk.
Additionally, at the time in pre-history when assessing the intelligence of something could determine your life or death and thereby ability to reproduce, language may not have been a great indicator of intelligence. For example, if you encounter a band of whatever hominid encroaching on your territory, there may not be a lot of talking. You would know they were intelligent because they might have clothing or tools, but it's likely nothing would be said before the spears started to be thrown.