No, it is trivial, we do it all the time as I already said: it’s called ‘learning’. With much learning, brain regions change size; what do you think is going on there?
Oh, definitely, the brain is capable of neurogenesis (to degrees that are a function of age) -- but you’ll notice that learning new things do not cause the brain to increase in intelligence dramatically. There are a number of core brain regions that seem pretty thoroughly hardwired. And, again, if you want to tweak things outside of normal ranges, you’re definitely voiding the warranty. The whole thing might and likely will break for no obvious reason unless you do it just exactly right. That takes a lot of time, and is not guaranteed to be efficient.
If you want to bootstrap as fast as possible, sure.
If we’re in an intellectual arms race against de novo uFAI, I’d say yes, we do. And we’re probably going to lose.
Oh, definitely, the brain is capable of neurogenesis (to degrees that are a function of age) -- but you’ll notice that learning new things do not cause the brain to increase in intelligence dramatically. There are a number of core brain regions that seem pretty thoroughly hardwired. And, again, if you want to tweak things outside of normal ranges, you’re definitely voiding the warranty. The whole thing might and likely will break for no obvious reason unless you do it just exactly right. That takes a lot of time, and is not guaranteed to be efficient.
If we’re in an intellectual arms race against de novo uFAI, I’d say yes, we do. And we’re probably going to lose.