I agree that peak problem-solving ability is very important, which is why I think strong amplification is such a priority. I just… so far I’m either not understanding, or else you’re completely making up some big transition between 6 and 6.5?
Yeah I sorta am. I feel like that’s what I see from eyeballing the largest supergeniuses (in particular Einstein and Eliezer) but idk it’s very few data and maybe I’m wrong.
My guess would be that you’re seeing a genuine difference, but that flavor/magnitude of difference is not not very special to the 6 → 6.5 transition. See my other comment.
Seems way underestimated. While I don’t think he’s at “the largest supergeniuses” level either, even +3 SD implies just top 1 in ~700 i.e. millions of Eliezer-level people worldwide. I’ve been part of more quantitatively-selected groups talent-wise (e.g. for national scholarships awarded on academic merit) and I’ve never met anyone like him.
I agree that peak problem-solving ability is very important, which is why I think strong amplification is such a priority. I just… so far I’m either not understanding, or else you’re completely making up some big transition between 6 and 6.5?
Yeah I sorta am. I feel like that’s what I see from eyeballing the largest supergeniuses (in particular Einstein and Eliezer) but idk it’s very few data and maybe I’m wrong.
My guess would be that you’re seeing a genuine difference, but that flavor/magnitude of difference is not not very special to the 6 → 6.5 transition. See my other comment.
I think you’re massively overestimating Eliezer Yudkowsky’s intelligence. I would guess it’s somewhere between +2 and +3 SD.
Seems way underestimated. While I don’t think he’s at “the largest supergeniuses” level either, even +3 SD implies just top 1 in ~700 i.e. millions of Eliezer-level people worldwide. I’ve been part of more quantitatively-selected groups talent-wise (e.g. for national scholarships awarded on academic merit) and I’ve never met anyone like him.
But are you sure the way in which he is unique among people you’ve met is mostly about intelligence rather than intelligence along with other traits?