[badpun]

I agree with Chomsky's definition [1]: intellectual is a person who tries to talk intelligently in public about affairs that are relevant to the general public. Being a top scentist or a top sellng author does not neccessarily make you an intellectual.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xf5H00ACws&t=2527s

[Jensson]

> tries to talk intelligently

How would you define this though? People couldn't even agree whether gpt-3 talks intelligently or not.

[badpun]

The emphasis is on "tries", i.e. genuinely puts a mental effort (including research etc.) into forming an opinion.