Human-Level Intelligence or Animal-Like Abilities?
arXiv:1707.04327v195 citations
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This work addresses the philosophical and practical implications of comparing biological and artificial intelligence for researchers in AI and cognitive science, but it is incremental as it builds on existing debates without new empirical data.
The paper discusses the contrast between the superior perceptual abilities of animal vision systems and the technological innovations of human intelligence, highlighting that while animals excel in natural perception, they lack the capability for human-like technological creation.
The vision systems of the eagle and the snake outperform everything that we can make in the laboratory, but snakes and eagles cannot build an eyeglass or a telescope or a microscope. (Judea Pearl)