What is Intelligence?
What Is Intelligence? I. Four Minds A mathematician sits alone with her proof, chasing an insight that has eluded her for months. When it finally arrives – sudden, complete, inevitable – she knows with absolute certainty that she has uncovered a truth about the universe that no one has seen before. A sculptor circles a block of marble, studying its grain, feeling for the form hidden within. His hands know things his mind cannot articulate. When asked how he works, he shrugs: “I just remove everything that isn’t the sculpture.” ...