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by grigri9 1149 days ago
Another way of putting this is:

1) Given an infinite series of nonlinearities, one can model any mathematical function to an arbitrary degree of precision. This has been proven and is accepted by any working mathematician.

2) The human brain / intelligence can be simulated by a sufficiently complex mathematical function. It is somewhat accepted that simulating the human brain is sufficient for intelligence. Disagreements usually boil down to: It won't have a soul, you can't simulate biological / quantum processes on digital computers, or something abut Qualia I don't really understand,

3) How big / complex is the function that we need to get to AGI / simulate human or above intelligence? TBD, it seems like experts disagree but many working in the field have been surprised by the capabilities that GPT has and we are likely closer to AGI than anyone thought 2 years ago.