What Is Intelligence?

In this talk, Blaise Agüera y Arcas synthesizes the key concepts of his Antikythera book, What is Intelligence?. He argues that intelligence is fundamentally prediction—probability of future given past—a function applicable to both life and AI. This drive fuels evolution and complexity. Modern AI represents genuine intelligence, marking a major evolutionary transition.

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Published
2025-05-04
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1162/anti.5czc
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3
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Emotional Intelligence and Performance
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What Is Intelligence?

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Abstract

In this talk, Blaise Agüera y Arcas synthesizes the key concepts of his Antikythera book, What is Intelligence?. He argues that intelligence is fundamentally prediction—probability of future given past—a function applicable to both life and AI. This drive fuels evolution and complexity. Modern AI represents genuine intelligence, marking a major evolutionary transition.

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Emotional Intelligence and Performance
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