My 2017 Undergrad Thesis on AGI (Artificial General Intelligence)

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In 2015, I declared my major in philosophy. A big reason why is because I was interested in artificial intelligence and the philosophical implications of artificial “minds” on society. I pondered on questions such as “What is intelligence?” “What is knowledge?” and “What does it mean to be human?”. Ironically, those questions are more relevant than ever in the new age of AI. And for that, it seems fitting to post my paper. I hope you enjoy it!

Summary,

Efficient​ ​Artificial​ ​Intelligence​ ​and​ ​Effective​ ​Human​ ​Intelligence

In​ ​this​ ​essay,​ ​I​ ​argue​ ​that​ ​the​ ​terminology​ ​of​ ​‘strong​ ​AI’​ ​and​ ​‘weak​ ​AI’​ ​can​ ​often​ ​be​ ​misleading. ​ ​Rather​ ​than​ ​thinking​ ​of​ ​artificial​ ​intelligence​ ​as​ ​‘strong​ ​AI’​ ​or​ ​‘weak​ ​AI’,​ ​we​ ​ought to​ ​more​ ​often​ ​refer​ ​to​ ​the​ ​term​ ​‘machine​ ​learning’​ ​and​ ​use​ ​it​ ​in​ ​contexts​ ​of​ ​‘efficient​ ​intelligence’ and​ ​‘effective​ ​intelligence.’​ ​I​ ​will​ ​first​ ​show​ ​that​ ​these​ ​two​ ​​ ​types​ ​of​ ​intelligence​ ​can​ ​be acquired​ ​by​ ​humans​ ​but​ ​that​ ​through​ ​machine​ ​learning,​ ​humans​ ​can​ ​leverage​ ​efficient intelligence,​ ​and​ ​that​ ​with​ ​the​ ​aid​ ​of​ ​humans,​ ​machines​ ​can​ ​leverage​ ​effective​ ​intelligence.​ ​The second​ ​part​ ​of​ ​my​ ​paper​…