22 May 2019 - general intelligence
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Why are there so many species? For the same reason that we have so
many specialists: Specialization works. Doing one thing well is more
efficient than doing many things adequately. But wait, then how are
humans a successful species if we’re generalists who might learn to
specialize in anything? We are a new breakthrough; we are like the
first insect to evolve flight, and we haven’t had time to speciate
further. You heard it here first; we don’t need a robot revolution.
General intelligence is evolutionarily unstable all by itself.