How does Elon Musk compare to John Von Neumann
Been reading Superintelligence from Nick Bostrom and fell on the childhood intellectual capabilities of John Von Neumann and was wondering on a scale of brain power and brain speed, how did Elon Musk compare. I've read the book of Ashlee Vance but there is no statement about his intellect capabilities. They are obviously extremely high and probably in the 1st percentile but was wondering if you have fallen on a quote of an employee who has worked with him and talked about it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann
"Von Neumann was a child prodigy. When he was six years old, he could divide two 8-digit numbers in his head and could converse in Ancient Greek. When the 6-year-old von Neumann caught his mother staring aimlessly, he asked her, "What are you calculating?"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann
"Von Neumann was a child prodigy. When he was six years old, he could divide two 8-digit numbers in his head and could converse in Ancient Greek. When the 6-year-old von Neumann caught his mother staring aimlessly, he asked her, "What are you calculating?"
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The stupidest thing, as I can tell, that Elon Musk has done was the whole pedo guy stunt. But I think this is perhaps characteristic of him: Double down a bit too early with an irrational optimism.. Managed to work out well with Tesla.
intelligence certainly plays a part but you can be super intelligent and not accomplish a darn thing.
Perhaps more important is about having a vision, motivation, mission, unrelentless drive.........and succeeding !