It’s true that superintelligence is likely to be a big deal. It’s interesting to see where intelligence works worst, though. As civilization accelerates, its slowest aspects will be the ones holding things back.
I think the L.H.C. is our current best example. There’s no “Moore’s law” for particle accelerators. Another example involves understanding large complex systems—such as predicting the weather or stockmarket crashes. Of course intelligence helps with such things—just not as much as in some other areas.
It’s true that superintelligence is likely to be a big deal. It’s interesting to see where intelligence works worst, though. As civilization accelerates, its slowest aspects will be the ones holding things back.
I think the L.H.C. is our current best example. There’s no “Moore’s law” for particle accelerators. Another example involves understanding large complex systems—such as predicting the weather or stockmarket crashes. Of course intelligence helps with such things—just not as much as in some other areas.