It might also be that the selective pressure in favor of increased intelligence increased suddenly, most likely as a result of competition among humans.
Once a singleton AI becomes marginally smarter than the smartest human, how are we to distinguish between further advances in intelligence as opposed to, say, an increase in it’s ability to impress us with high-tech parlor tricks? Would there be competition between AIs, and if so, over what?
It might also be that the selective pressure in favor of increased intelligence increased suddenly, most likely as a result of competition among humans.
Once a singleton AI becomes marginally smarter than the smartest human, how are we to distinguish between further advances in intelligence as opposed to, say, an increase in it’s ability to impress us with high-tech parlor tricks? Would there be competition between AIs, and if so, over what?