The Evolution of Intelligence
Dwarkesh Patel and Carl Shulman discuss the evidence of intelligence evolution, including the comparison of octopi and mammals, neuron count in different species, and the scaling laws of brain regions. They explore the idea that increased brain size and longer childhood periods contribute to higher intelligence, drawing parallels with AI models and their capabilities through scaling.In this clip
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