NickBostrom & Anders Sandberg: 👉Are Human Brains the Cognitive Ceiling? (o_O)

Added: 2026-05-21

[00:00:00]I don't think human brains are at the ceiling of the kinds of cognitive systems that can be instantiated in our universe. It's pretty clear that they're not. If for no other reason than just looking at the sort of the basic basic computational physics of the brain. I mean, the brain is pretty small.

[00:00:20]Well, it has to fit inside a cranium.

[00:00:22]So, theoretically, of course, if you have something the size of a warehouse, you know, it that you just be a much more oomph in there.

[00:00:29]>> Yeah. We know transistors can operate that sort of, you know, gigahertz.

[00:00:34]Whereas neurons, you know, they fire maybe 100 times a second and so. So, there are these basic kind of computational limitations of the human brain. So, ultimately, I think things can go way beyond any individual or even uh like our collective intelligence.