I’m uncertain whether Eliezer-1995 was equating intelligence with the ability to self-optimize for utility (ie intelligence = optimization power) or if he was equating intelligence with utility (intelligence is great in and of itself). I would agree with Crowly that intelligence is just one of many factors influencing the utility an individual gets from his/her existence. There are also multiple kinds of intelligence. Someone with very high interpersonal intelligence and many deep relationships but abyssmal math skills may not want to trade places with the 200 IQ point math wiz who’s never had a girlfriend and is still trying to compute the ultimate ’girlfriend maximizing utility equation”. Just saying...
Anyone want to provide links to studies correlating IQ, ability, and intelligences in various areas with life-satisfaction? I’d hypothesize that people with slightly above average math/verbal IQs and very above average interpersonal skills probably rank highest on life-satisfaction scales.
Unless, of coures, Eliezer-1995 didn’t think utility could really be measured by life satisfaction, and by his methods of utility calculation, Intelligence beats out all else. I’d be interested in knowing what utility meant to him under this circumstance.
I’m uncertain whether Eliezer-1995 was equating intelligence with the ability to self-optimize for utility (ie intelligence = optimization power) or if he was equating intelligence with utility (intelligence is great in and of itself). I would agree with Crowly that intelligence is just one of many factors influencing the utility an individual gets from his/her existence. There are also multiple kinds of intelligence. Someone with very high interpersonal intelligence and many deep relationships but abyssmal math skills may not want to trade places with the 200 IQ point math wiz who’s never had a girlfriend and is still trying to compute the ultimate ’girlfriend maximizing utility equation”. Just saying...
Anyone want to provide links to studies correlating IQ, ability, and intelligences in various areas with life-satisfaction? I’d hypothesize that people with slightly above average math/verbal IQs and very above average interpersonal skills probably rank highest on life-satisfaction scales.
Unless, of coures, Eliezer-1995 didn’t think utility could really be measured by life satisfaction, and by his methods of utility calculation, Intelligence beats out all else. I’d be interested in knowing what utility meant to him under this circumstance.