The IQ of AI: Measuring Intelligence in AI Models

15:20 - 15:50 | GEN AI & DATA SCIENCE THEATRE
THE IQ OF AI: MEASURING INTELLIGENCE IN AI MODELS
WEDNESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2023
SPEAKER: JODIE BURCHELL, JETBRAINS
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 6 months, you won’t have been able to avoid being bombarded with news about the latest developments in generative AI. Much of this information quickly devolved into wild speculation about the capabilities of these models, with many claiming that they are sophisticated enough to soon replace roles as diverse as writers, designers, lawyers, doctors … and even data professionals. Others have gone further, claiming that these models are showing at least some signs of artificial general intelligence or that we’re on an inevitable path to an AI apocalypse.
In this talk, we’ll cut through the hype and delve deeply into claims of artificial general intelligence. We’ll discuss how to more systematically measure intelligence in AI systems, and talk about where the current models stack up against this definition. By the end of this talk, you’ll see how far away we are from creating truly intelligent models, and also see the potential of such an intelligence if it could be developed.

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The argument made by *some* doomers is not that we are close to AGI, but that when it eventually comes, we are doomed, unless we can figure out a way to align it. The remaining distance may be great in terms of capability, yet short in terms of time if we keep accelerating the development.