In this very short episode we do a simple thought experiment set at a mathematics competition. Three characters, each with a very different apparatus of enhanced intelligence, compete. One is highly educated, one is enhanced to be able to learn more quickly, and one offloads the complex tasks to an AI or crowd-sourced network. We discuss the pros and cons of these three approaches and consider what that holds for future developments. What would you rather be: an educated, enhanced, or offloading mind?
Relevant Links
- Decline of Scarcity Article: Three Types of Intelligence Augmentation
- The Society of Mind by Marvin Minsky
- Wikipedia entry for Nootropics