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Essays on brain size

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Mar 25, 2019SSC

Neurons And Intelligence: A Birdbrained Perspective

The post examines the relationship between neuron count and intelligence across species, challenging traditional brain size measures and exploring implications for AI development.

9 min read 1,291 words

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Aug 2, 2017SSC

Where The Falling Einstein Meets The Rising Mouse

Scott Alexander explores theories to reconcile contradictory views on AI progress rates, considering the implications for AI development timelines and intelligence scaling.

17 min read 2,607 words

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