So that the potential for novelty itself is intelligence? If then, say a flatworm as changed, and come upon a new behavior, or niche, and begins to adapt to it, is it then in this moment more intelligent than a human being on auto-pilot? — Wosret
If one computer runs slower than the other but again takes the same number of steps, they're still equally intelligent. — Efram
This wouldn't apply to humans in a competitive scenario. We'd always call the faster person more intelligent, even if all the procedural steps were the same. — Nils Loc
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