Intelligence
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Sources counted: 2
Newest dated source: 2022-10-14
Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.
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A broad word for abilities such as learning, using concepts and solving new problems. Different definitions emphasize different abilities. [1] [2]
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Limits & distinctions
Open question: which abilities and tests would justify the label? Successful task performance, human-like understanding and consciousness need separate evidence. [2]
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A fuller explanation
The 1955 Dartmouth proposal used artificial intelligence for a research project on machine language, concepts, problem-solving and improvement. The label predates modern LLMs; using it does not establish human-like thought. [1] [2]
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A definition of intelligence does not specify a development speed or level of catastrophic-risk concern. [1] [2]
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1. A Proposal for the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence
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Newest dated source: 1955-08-31
Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.
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Read the dated proposal, its stated conjecture and proposed topics. The source describes plans for summer 1956; the separate Dartmouth institutional history supports that the gathering took place.
2. The Debate Over Understanding in AI’s Large Language Models
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Sources counted: 1
Newest dated source: 2022-10-14
Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.
Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.
Read the full version 2 manuscript and arXiv submission history. First submitted October 14, 2022; the linked version 2 is dated October 27, 2022. Surveys competing accounts, benchmark shortcuts and open questions. Its model examples describe that period, not a current capability ranking.
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Content version 0.20.0. Evidence cutoff 2026-09-15; this does not mean every source was read on that day.
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