> From: Matt Mahoney [mailto:matmaho...@yahoo.com] > --- On Wed, 1/14/09, Christopher Carr <cac...@pdx.edu> wrote: > > > Problems with IQ notwithstanding, I'm confident that, were my silly IQ > of 145 merely doubled, I could convince Dr. Goertzel to give me the > majority of his assets, including control of his businesses. And if he > were to really meet someone that bright, he would be a fool or > super-human not to do so, which he isn't (a fool, that is). > > First, if you knew what you would do if you were twice as smart, you > would already be that smart. Therefore you don't know. > > Second, you have never even met anyone with an IQ of 290. How do you > know what they would do? > > How do you measure an IQ of 100n? > > - Ability to remember n times as much? > - Ability to learn n times faster? > - Ability to solve problems n times faster? > - Ability to do the work of n people? > - Ability to make n times as much money? > - Ability to communicate with n people at once? > > Please give me an IQ test that measures something that can't be done by > n log n people (allowing for some organizational overhead). >
How do you measure the collective IQ of humanity? Individual IQ's are just a subset. John ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=126863270-d7b0b0 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
