Thinking has its limitations
As Kahneman and Tversky have shown, we as human beings have two different thinking modes: one is fast, the other slow. Fast thinking allows us to make decisions quickly even when only limited information is available. Slow thinking gives us the ability to think in the complex structures of physics, mathematics or music.
Fast thinking is very useful but prone to judgment errors caused by unconscious biases. Sometimes we just get things completely wrong. Slow thinking is more precise but, on the other hand, it is inherently very, very slow, as explained by an article on the management-issues.com website.
Kahneman and Tversky show that fast, intuitive thinking is far more common in our lives. Our thoughts and judgments are often biased. Therefore, thinking can be a factor that impedes intelligence rather than facilitates it.
At the same time, the rapid pace of events and high degree of ambiguity are what makes slow thinking painstakingly impractical. It tends to be a slow and inefficient process.
Will artificial intelligence ever surpass human intelligence?
There are some who reject this idea. In their view, development of AI will not lead to a new form of super-intelligence. However, AI could help us better utilise collective intelligence.
No one denies that artificial intelligence can perform calculations and, given correct algorithms, achieve a speed impossible for humans. However, since machines are fundamentally deterministic and have no consciousness, they will probably never really learn or know anything.
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