The Stage Before AGI Before artificial general intelligence (AGI) arrives, the world will experience the rise of powerful goal-directed systems. I call this stage Operative Artificial Intelligence (OAI) . OAI emphasizes action over understanding and shows a stage where societal functions rely on distributed intelligence. As I see it, AGI represents one possible milestone among many potential endpoints. OAI provides a glimpse into a near future where intelligence operates through action at...

Los seres humanos son extremadamente fáciles de pastorear colectivamente. Esto ejerce una presión real sobre la idea de que la alta inteligencia esté ampliamente distribuida en un sentido práctico. ¿Por qué la gregariedad (el pastoreo) pone en cuestión la inteligencia humana? 1. La gregariedad va en contra del razonamiento independiente Si la mayoría de nosotros ejerciera de forma consistente una inteligencia de alto nivel, podríamos esperar: resistencia a la manipulación evidente...

Preamble   We recognize that Puerto Rico operates within a deeply entrenched system where authority is concentrated, accountability is fragmented, and crisis is treated as a method of governance. For generations, these structures have shaped institutions, guided incentives, and set public expectations that stall growth and constrain transformational opportunity. Centuries of colonial and post-colonial governance, recurring economic and environmental crises, and limited autonomy have...