This is not one of those “superintelligence is just around the corner” pieces, but rather asks if maybe we’re already learning too much about our own brains, demystifying thinking and its implications. You can’t know too much, can you? (James Somers, The New Yorker)
Summary
- AI prodigies like Amodei and Altman predict superintelligence by 2027, but today's models still struggle with basic reasoning.
- Neuroscientists now see AI as a "wind tunnel" for studying the brain, but worry the field is racing ahead without understanding the fundamentals.
- As AI demystifies thinking, some fear we're learning too much about our own minds - and the implications for humanity's future.
