I. J. Good claims that intelligence is the most important quality, and
that building ultraintelligent machines will change everything. A
sentient cheetah counters that “Actually speed is more important; if we
could build ultrafast machines, that would change everything,” and a
sentient elephant claims “You’re both wrong; what we need is ultrastrong
machines.” What do you think of these arguments?
I. J. Good claims that intelligence is the most important quality, and that building ultraintelligent machines will change everything. A sentient cheetah counters that “Actually speed is more important; if we could build ultrafast machines, that would change everything,” and a sentient elephant claims “You’re both wrong; what we need is ultrastrong machines.” What do you think of these arguments?