Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies · chapter 4 · id superintelligence-c4-03-the-rate-of-intelligence-incre
“The rate of intelligence increase equals optimization power divided by recalcitrance -- a framework for analyzing takeoff speed.”
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Kaplan et al. 2020, Scaling Laws (loosely maps: optimization power = compute, recalcitrance = power-law exponent)source alive
Performance scales as a power law with compute investment. The exponent determines how much compute per unit capability gain -- a form of 'recalcitrance.'
AI Impacts: Empirical work on discontinuities suggests recalcitrance typically dominatessource alive
Empirical work on discontinuous progress in technology finds that large discontinuities are historically rare, suggesting recalcitrance typically dominates optimization power.
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