That’s a very good question, and I’m not sure how to answer it.
If we encounter some intelligence that can achieve feats like the aforementioned Relativity-from-grass, then it would confirm that a Bayesian superintelligence is possible. It could be an exceptionally intelligent generalist human, or perhaps a highly advanced alien AI.
Without technological artifacts, it would be very hard to identify such an intelligence.
That’s a very good question, and I’m not sure how to answer it.
If we encounter some intelligence that can achieve feats like the aforementioned Relativity-from-grass, then it would confirm that a Bayesian superintelligence is possible. It could be an exceptionally intelligent generalist human, or perhaps a highly advanced alien AI.
Without technological artifacts, it would be very hard to identify such an intelligence.
Indeed. And I think it’s a crucial question to consider in terms of identifying anything intelligent (or even alive) that isn’t “like us”.