Unfortunately, I don’t think that what makes human learning so efficient is very mysterious, difficult to understand, or difficult to guess. I say that after half a career of studying exactly that question, among other aspects of computational brain function.
I am currently finding this pretty concerning in relation to Ryan’s already fast timelines, which roughly match my own best guesses but are better thought out.
So I’m not going to repeat the hypothesis here, but I think we should be prepared for the AI industry to basically figure it out. As you say, that would accelerate progress from a new direction.
Thanks! I’ll have to take your word for it (since it’s probably unwise to ask for what exactly would make machine learning more efficient), but it does sound concerning, in favor of faster takeoff speeds.
Unfortunately, I don’t think that what makes human learning so efficient is very mysterious, difficult to understand, or difficult to guess. I say that after half a career of studying exactly that question, among other aspects of computational brain function. I am currently finding this pretty concerning in relation to Ryan’s already fast timelines, which roughly match my own best guesses but are better thought out.
So I’m not going to repeat the hypothesis here, but I think we should be prepared for the AI industry to basically figure it out. As you say, that would accelerate progress from a new direction.
Thanks! I’ll have to take your word for it (since it’s probably unwise to ask for what exactly would make machine learning more efficient), but it does sound concerning, in favor of faster takeoff speeds.