SMRTR Science & EngineeringMay 21, 2025Daily.dev

What If We Had Bigger Brains? Imagining Minds beyond Ours

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A thought experiment explores the potential capabilities of brains or AI systems with far more neurons than humans. As neural networks grow larger, they pass thresholds enabling new abilities. Beyond human-level capabilities, vastly larger systems might develop novel forms of abstraction, language, and thought that are difficult for us to comprehend. The implications for AI development and understanding cognition could be profound.

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