{"id":34703,"date":"2015-01-05T07:00:57","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.pro\/?p=34703"},"modified":"2014-12-30T17:17:52","modified_gmt":"2014-12-30T22:17:52","slug":"uncommon-knowledge-highest-form-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/2015\/uncommon-knowledge-highest-form-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncommon Knowledge: What&#8217;s the highest form of intelligence?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/product\/great-minds-puzzles-set-of-5?source=blog\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-34705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/23480_SetOf5Games1-548x433.jpg\" alt=\"Great Minds Puzzles | UncommonGoods\" width=\"548\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/23480_SetOf5Games1-548x433.jpg 548w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/23480_SetOf5Games1-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know about genius, might as well consult a bona fide genius like Alexander D. Wissner-Gross, Ph.D. His recent research asserts that, mystical as it may sound, the highest form of intelligence is the ability to predict the future\u2014or at least possible futures. That is, intelligence acts to maximize future freedom of action. For those of us who aren\u2019t card-carrying Mensa members, that means that it\u2019s really smart to keep your options open\u2014as many as possible, for as long as possible. By studying both biological intelligence (animal behavior) and artificial intelligence (computers), Wissner-Gross has found that the ability to predict and pursue probable futures (think chess master strategy) is beneficial to a being\u2019s success in navigating the challenges posed by its environment.<\/p>\n<p>To test these theories, Wissner-Gross developed an A.I. called Entropica, \u201csapient software\u201d which learns to negotiate its environment without even being told what to do. But before you panic over an impending robot takeover, note that Wissner-Gross also posits that the accumulation of intelligence follows the process of taking control of an environment, not vice versa. In other words, Matrix-like dystopias notwithstanding, computers won\u2019t become \u00fcber-intelligent and then plot to take over the world. No, they\u2019re becoming \u00fcber-intelligent as they take over the world, helping their human architects thrive in the process. So take comfort in Wissner-Gross\u2019 prediction\u2014it\u2019s the smart thing to do.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/product\/great-minds-puzzles-set-of-5?source=blog\" target=\"_blank\">Great Minds Puzzles, $20<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You might want to keep that Magic 8 Ball around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":34706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1208],"tags":[813],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34703"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}