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AI Thinks It’s Smart; Chimps May Beg to Differ
Flam argues current AI intelligence measures overlook nuanced cognition by comparing them to chimpanzee intelligence, highlighting poorly understood concepts of merit and cognition.
- Roberta Flam published a Bloomberg column questioning whether current systems qualify as intelligent, directly challenging prevailing claims about AI intelligence.
- Flam argues the concept of intelligence is poorly understood, prompting her to re-examine its application to AI rather than accept common labels.
- On her `Follow the Science` podcast, Roberta Flam, Bloomberg columnist, expanded her critique using chimpanzee cognition as a benchmark to challenge AI intelligence claims.
- The column raises questions about how intelligence should be defined, which affects tests and labels used to evaluate intelligence and fuels debate on trusting AI systems among readers and researchers.
- A Bloomberg columnist bringing this critique to the outlet places mainstream media scrutiny on AI claims and fuels wider scientific and public debate.
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