From: Robin Hanson (hanson@hss.caltech.edu)
Date: Thu Jun 19 1997 - 18:42:06 MDT
I William Wiser writes:
>If we postulate that there is some factor that causes both higher IQ
>and higher income it seems likely that the income results will
>compound over time.
Over all I find it hard to imagine a futere where income inqualities
are not much greater than they are now.
>Varing the IQ variance for a fixed lifespan, is there some maximum IQ
>beyond which IQ doesn't help income within the lifespan, so that
>longer lifespans are required to take advantage of it?
>I don't think IQ differences above a certain level are meaningful
If this is true it has great implications for AI and for human
enhancement.
>Again I think the compound interest analogy is good with very high IQs
>adding small percentages which take a long time to become significant.
This also sounds like a declining marginal value of intelligence.
Robin D. Hanson hanson@hss.caltech.edu http://hss.caltech.edu/~hanson/
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