> it will be trivial to exceed human capabilities. Logic gates can switch millions of times faster than neurons
You're equating speed with quality. There's no reason to assume that. Do you think an AI will be better at catching a fieldmouse than a falcon? Do you think the falcon is limited by speed of thought? Many forms of intelligence are limited by game theory, not raw speed. The challenge isn't extracting large quantities of information, it's knowing which information is relevant to your ends. And that knowledge is just as limited by the number of opportunities for interaction as the availability of analytic resources.
Think of it this way: most animals could trivially add more neurons. There's plenty of outliers who got a shot, but bigger brainded individuals obviously hit diminishing returns, otherwise the population would've shifted already.
The previous comment is not confusing speed with quality.
The point is that once we have a machine as smart as us, simply improving its speed and resources will increase its effective intelligence.
Whether a higher/faster intelligence generates additional value in any given task is beside the point. Some tasks don't benefit from increased intelligence, but that doesn't mean being smarter doesn't come with great benefits.
You're equating speed with quality. There's no reason to assume that. Do you think an AI will be better at catching a fieldmouse than a falcon? Do you think the falcon is limited by speed of thought? Many forms of intelligence are limited by game theory, not raw speed. The challenge isn't extracting large quantities of information, it's knowing which information is relevant to your ends. And that knowledge is just as limited by the number of opportunities for interaction as the availability of analytic resources.
Think of it this way: most animals could trivially add more neurons. There's plenty of outliers who got a shot, but bigger brainded individuals obviously hit diminishing returns, otherwise the population would've shifted already.