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AI intelligence assessment methods inadequate, argues researcher

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Melanie Mitchell, a researcher at the Santa Fe Institute, contends that current methods for assessing machine cognition are insufficient. She posits that artificial intelligence represents a form of "alien intelligence" operating via non-human cognitive processes. AI

IMPACT Current AI evaluation methods may not accurately capture the nature of machine intelligence, suggesting a need for new approaches.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains an opinion piece from a researcher discussing AI cognition.

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AI intelligence assessment methods inadequate, argues researcher

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    Interesting. Transcript and audio available. "Melanie Mitchell at the Santa Fe Institute argues that we lack adequate methods for measuring machine cognition, a

    Interesting. Transcript and audio available. "Melanie Mitchell at the Santa Fe Institute argues that we lack adequate methods for measuring machine cognition, and that AI is a form of “alien intelligence” that operates through non-human cognitive mechanisms." https://www. quantam…

    LINKS quantamagazine.org/are-we-thinking-correc…

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