# LessWrong Proposes Humans More Over-Parameterized Than AI

> Source: <https://letsdatascience.com/news/lesswrong-proposes-humans-more-over-parameterized-than-ai-182dd592>
> Published: 2026-06-17 03:23:15.316753+00:00

# LessWrong Proposes Humans More Over-Parameterized Than AI

**LessWrong** published an essay on 2024-04-21 that frames the biggest anomaly between deep learning and human intelligence as a single question: are humans simply more over-parameterized than artificial systems. The piece is titled 'Scaling Hypothesis #2' and explores this comparative framing.

## Scoring Rationale

Conceptual LessWrong essay exploring scaling differences between humans and `deep learning`, relevant for theory rather than new empirical results; score reduced by one point for being published on 2024-04-21.

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