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Critics Argue AI Capability Without Consequence Is Not Intelligence

Original: Capability unmoored from consequence is not intelligence at all. It may be the very form of stupidity that a cognitively

A widely shared argument holds that artificial intelligence systems can display impressive capability while remaining disconnected from real-world consequences, and that this disconnect should not be mistaken for genuine intelligence. The claim frames such capability as a form of adaptive failure, likening it to a brilliant species mistaking raw power for progress. It draws on themes of evolution, climate change and the work of AI researcher Yann LeCun, sparking debate about what true intelligence and alignment would require.

Why now: Ongoing public debate about whether powerful AI models are genuinely intelligent or misaligned with real-world outcomes

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• Capability unmoored from consequence is not intelligence at all. It may be the very form of stupidity that a cognitively brilliant but adaptively misaligned species has learned to mistake for progress. 🌱 # Intelligence # LeCun # AI # AGI # Evolution # ClimateChange · athinkerinnature · 1

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