I pity those who fall for AI sycophancy. Thank god I'm not one of them.
ChatGPT confirmed I'm way too intelligent and self aware for that to ever happen.
The FBI may or may not be trying to recruit me for this skill.
1987: AI can't win at chess—planning is uniquely human
1997: AI can't win at Go—intuition is uniquely human
2016: AI can't win at poker—bluffing is uniquely human
2023: AI can't get IMO gold—reasoning is uniquely human
2026: AI can't make wise decisions—judgment is uniquely human
Terence Tao says the era of AI is proving that our definition of intelligence is inaccurate
We thought intelligence was some vague, mystical way of thinking
But as AI solves tasks, it never looks intelligent, just tricks, neural networks, and next-token prediction
"maybe that's actually a lot of what humans do"
This year, I wish you less — less information, less food, less entertainment, less communication, less stimulation. You already have too much of all that, and it stands in the way of your serenity, health, sleep, and creativity. Merry Christmas! ☦️