Skip to content
By using Twitter’s services you agree to our Cookies Use. We and our partners operate globally and use cookies, including for analytics, personalisation, and ads.
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • About

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
sapinker's profile
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker
Verified account
@sapinker

Tweets

Steven PinkerVerified account

@sapinker

Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

Boston, MA
pinker.wjh.harvard.edu
Joined January 2010

Tweets

  • © 2018 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 27 Jun 2017

    Brilliant analysis of AI by Kevin Kelly: Hyper-intelligent algorithms are not going to take over the worldhttps://www.wired.com/2017/04/the-myth-of-a-superhuman-ai/ …

    12:52 PM - 27 Jun 2017
    • 377 Retweets
    • 619 Likes
    • Thomas Chiang A Plane Tix & Resos Sebastian Horn jabolitho Carson Scott Adina Rubin SeanGorman Kenneth Cukier Stimpson J. Cat
    67 replies 377 retweets 619 likes
      1. New conversation
      2. David Deutsch‏ @DavidDeutschOxf 27 Jun 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        None of the five reasons is both true and relevant. But the conclusion sure is!

        3 replies 3 retweets 29 likes
      3. Brett Hall‏ @ToKTeacher 27 Jun 2017
        Replying to @DavidDeutschOxf @sapinker

        Re: number 2. We humans are not "generally" intelligent? Not even a single counter example? What, in principle, could we *never* learn?

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      4. 1 more reply
      1. New conversation
      2. Dmitri Sotnikov  ⚛‏ @yogthos 27 Jun 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Clarke's first law :)pic.twitter.com/MH7dXcOaSL

        1 reply 3 retweets 13 likes
      3. Singularitybooks‏ @Singularitybook 27 Jun 2017
        Replying to @yogthos @sapinker

        Good analogy but I think he's a journalist and not a scientist

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. 1 more reply
      1. Tom Cobley-Hobbes‏ @HobbesianM 27 Jun 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        AI taking over human jobs doesn't require the AI to be general purpose or superhuman - merely good enough for the jobs its meant to do.

        0 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. New conversation
      2. James Thompson‏Verified account @JamesPsychol 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        AI will not take over the world, but this essay is weaker than Church-Turing, and silly about general intelligence. AI our most useful tool

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Andrew R. A. Conway, Ph.D.‏ @AndrewRAConway 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @JamesPsychol @sapinker

        The multifaceted view of g.is consistent with Process Overlap Theory, no?http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1047840X.2016.1153946?journalCode=hpli20 …

        1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
      4. James Thompson‏Verified account @JamesPsychol 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @AndrewRAConway @sapinker

        Whatever the processes,a broad range of people solving a broad range of problems always results in a large general factor. It replicates.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Andrew R. A. Conway, Ph.D.‏ @AndrewRAConway 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @JamesPsychol @sapinker

        Yes, of course. I'm not denying g but a general factor does not necessarily imply a general process or a unitary source of variance.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. James Thompson‏Verified account @JamesPsychol 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @AndrewRAConway @sapinker

        Agreed. Unclear about how processes map onto output though

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      7. End of conversation
      1. 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣‏ @pravengov 27 Jun 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        So many flimsy assertions... I had a hard time staying motivated to read to the end.

        0 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. New conversation
      2. Elliot Olds‏ @elliot_olds 27 Jun 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Article: "humans do not have general purpose minds". Yet humans dominate the world. So why would lack of general IQ stop machines from same?

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. 1 more reply
      1. New conversation
      2. Singularitybooks‏ @Singularitybook 27 Jun 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Would he agree it's brilliant? He seems to deny intelligence exists.

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Singularitybooks‏ @Singularitybook 27 Jun 2017
        Replying to @Singularitybook @sapinker

        A bacteria could have written something just as good and it's really only your bias that imagines this is super bacteria level writing.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. End of conversation
      1. Britt Kim‏ @okayplanet 27 Jun 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Stephen Hawking and Sam Harris are not experts in this field. #### 3 was not at all convincing. Throughout this article is sloppiness.

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. Robert Sperry‏ @rws1st 27 Jun 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        I suggest you check out DeepMind co-founder @ShaneLegg's thesis: http://www.vetta.org/documents/Machine_Super_Intelligence.pdf …

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo

    Loading seems to be taking a while.

    Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

      Promoted Tweet

      false

      • © 2018 Twitter
      • About
      • Help Center
      • Terms
      • Privacy policy
      • Cookies
      • Ads info