Originally shared by Corina Marinescu The theory of multiple intelligences is a theory of intelligence that differentiates it into specific (primarily sensory) 'modalities', rather than seeing intelligence as dominated by a single general ability. This model was proposed by Howard Gardner in his 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. In the heyday of the psychometric and behaviorist eras, it was generally believed that intelligence was a single entity that was inherited; and that human beings – initially a blank slate – could be trained to learn anything, provided that it was presented in an appropriate way. Nowadays an increasing number of researchers believe precisely the opposite; that there exists a multitude of intelligences, quite independent of each other; that each intelligence has its own strengths and constraints; that the mind is far from unencumbered at birth; and that it is unexpectedly difficult to teach things that go against early ‘naiv...
Um... seriously? I hope not. 1) to be cool, it is YOU who has to be cool, not your AI. That goes for everyone, not just your daughters. And I'm pretty sure your daughters will tell you so, if you bother to ask. 2) If "looking cool" is going to be the motivation behind AI we should find a new planet to colonize asap. Because the world is already run on stupid ... this is bound to make it catastrophically worse.
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