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# Language Is a Poor Heuristic for Intelligence
- URL: https://werd.io/language-is-a-poor-heuristic-for-intelligence/
- Published: 2023-07-02T18:30:23.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-02T18:30:23.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:21

““Language skill indicates intelligence,” and its logical inverse, “lack of language skill indicates non-intelligence,” is a common heuristic with a long history. It is also a terrible one, inaccurate in a way that ruinously injures disabled people. Now, with recent advances in computing technology, we’re watching this heuristic fail in ways that will harm almost everyone.” [#AI](https://werd.io/tag/AI)

\[[Link](https://karawynn.substack.com/p/language-is-a-poor-heuristic-for)\]