The space of minds

The space of intelligences is large and animal intelligence (the only kind we've ever known) is only a single point (or a little cloud), arising from a very specific kind of optimization that is fundamentally distinct from that of our technology. Above: humorous portrayals of human vs. AI intelligences can be found on X/Twitter, this one is among my favorites. Animal intelligence optimization pressure: innate and continuous stream of consciousness of an embodied "self", a drive for homeostasis a...