[mrmonkeyman]

You call it equal potential, like it is some obvious thing, but what if that is intelligence?

[sidpatil]

I think it's something interesting to consider. I'd describe it more as computation than as intelligence, but I also do keep in mind that there is no single universally-agreed-upon definition of intelligence, so the goalposts can shift.

For an example, consider the AI effect [1].

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_effect