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by ben_w 1024 days ago
> But is it just knowledge or is it the human connection that makes a difference?

Sense of connection, perhaps.

But AI is getting better at faking that. Even ELIZA gave some people the feeling, though I'm not sure how.

> If access to knowledge was all we needed to acquire and maintain intelligence in a specific area, we would all be a lot smarter...

We kinda are though? XKCD comes to mind: https://xkcd.com/903/