“The brain 🧠 is an enormously complex organic machine with a simple system consisting of a small number of primitives encoded by a tiny number of self organising genes shaped by their environment. The hardware gives the individual the upper bound of cognitive ability. It is the environment that makes those capabilities shine & reach their maximum potential. The combination of nature & nurture. The nature is our genes & cognitive apparatus and the nurture is the richness of the environment. We are so so far from reaching our full potential.” Thoughts from Prof Manolis Kellis on The Lex Fridman podcast discussing consciousness and AGI. Episode #142 : ‘Meaning Of Life, the Universe and Everything’ dated 2020/11/30