intelligence

7 statements across 6 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jun 29, 2018 by Scott Aaronson · across every show →

Everything said about intelligence, oldest first

Jun 29, 2018 positive
Insight
Aaronson: Laws of physics allow intelligence far beyond human level
“There's no reason to believe that we are near the limits of intelligence that are allowed by the laws of physics, right? And so, eventually, sure, you know, it could be possible to produce beings that are much more intelligent than we are.”
Scott Aaronson Jun 29, 2018 ▶ 51:25 Scott Aaronson on Computational Complexity Theory and Quantum Computers · Y Combinator
Sep 1, 2018
Insight
Paul Graham: Determination is far more important for founders than intelligence
“And actually it turns out it's not that important to be smart. It's much, much more important to be determined.”
Paul Graham Sep 1, 2018 ▶ 35:13 A Conversation with Paul Graham - Moderated by Geoff Ralston · Y Combinator
Sep 1, 2018 negative
Insight
Paul Graham: Trustworthy people cannot reliably evaluate trustworthiness in others
“Intelligent people can judge other intelligent people, But trustworthy people cannot judge other trustworthy people. In fact, trustworthy people are often fooled by untrustworthy people.”
Paul Graham Sep 1, 2018 ▶ 20:17 A Conversation with Paul Graham - Moderated by Geoff Ralston · Y Combinator
Nov 8, 2018 neutral
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Altman: Arrival of advanced AI will make human intelligence less beneficial
“I think one thing that will happen with the sort of arrival of, HEI is intelligence. Like, I got lucky, I got born reasonably smart will be less and less of a benefit.”
Sam Altman Nov 8, 2018 ▶ 32:55 Sam Altman on Choosing Projects, Creating Value, and Finding Purpose · Y Combinator
Jan 31, 2025 positive
Opinion
Garry Tan: Broad AI adoption requires more forward deployed engineers
“We just need more software engineers who are like that forward deployed engineer to link up the intelligence and we're there.”
Garry Tan Jan 31, 2025 ▶ 23:54 Bob McGrew: AI Agents And The Path To AGI · Y Combinator
Jun 21, 2025 neutral
Insight
Altman: Energy will eventually be the fundamental limiter on intelligence scaling
“I cannot recall ever thinking until like after starting OpenAI that they were going to be so obviously related. That, you know, the, that energy would be the eventually the fundamental limiter on how much intelligence we could have.”
Sam Altman Jun 21, 2025 ▶ 34:43 Sam Altman: The Future of OpenAI, ChatGPT's Origins, and Building AI Hardware · Y Combinator
Jul 3, 2025
Insight
Chollet: Displaying skill across tasks does not demonstrate intelligence
“Intelligence is a process, and skill is the output of that process. The skill itself is not intelligence, and displaying skill at any number of tasks does not show intelligence.”
François Chollet Jul 3, 2025 ▶ 5:52 François Chollet: How We Get To AGI · Y Combinator
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