Yes, our intelligence is our ability to work around our limitations. If we were omniscient we wouldn't need intelligence because we wouldn't need to work anything out, we'd just know it. Arguably this is close to the case for chess computers. Not for language, but training on all written text helps!

Well put!

Also, aren't you worried the tests were designed for humans, who have limitations that computers don't have and vice versa?

When I tell a joke during a talk, I test if the joke is good by seeing how many people laugh. I can't do that using a recording.

I’d be the first to switch from NHPs to humans if I could decide where to record and do it under proper lab conditions.

And I might even see the day when brain electrodes are completely safe, and I can record from healthy volunteers.

But we’re not there yet (and it will take some 🐵s to get there).

Sure! NHP research is very important

You can record single units, including using neuropixels, from patients. And you can collect causal evidence using electric stimulation, pharmacology or non invasive stimulation such as TUS. I love monkey data, but the human toolkit is much wider than "simply fmri"

Far from defending this tragic decision, but there are other ways to understand the human brain, including at the neuronal level!

inkscape is a very low bar 😂

Oh no..

Totally worth it! But how come it's free now?

Which research do you have in mind?

Genuine question: is there evidence for/against this? My intuition is that people never change their minds by engaging in discussions outside their bubble. If they change, it's only slightly and from within