Nature of Intelligence, Ep. 1: What is Intelligence

Published: Sept. 25, 2024, 7:43 p.m.

Depending on whom you ask, artificial intelligence is either going to solve all humanity\u2019s problems, or it\u2019s going to kill us. Business leaders are getting ready for it to \u201cdisrupt\u201d entire industries, and educators are re-thinking how to teach in the age of ChatGPT. It can feel like artificial intelligence is going to transform everything about the way we live. But in order to understand how to think about AI, it\u2019s useful to take a step back. In today\u2019s episode, we\u2019re asking what it means to call anything "intelligent". What makes humans intelligent? And how do machines compare? Guests: John Krakauer and Alison Gopnik