Found in proverbial truisms since for thousands of years, it is a proven fact you cannot exceed the knowledge of the one teaching you (you can get another teacher - but that is a different aspect)<p>Any given teacher can only impart what [s]he knows (or <i>thinks</i>)<p>So what does the 'smartest' or 'most-knowledgeable' AI <i>actually</i> look like?
> you cannot exceed the knowledge of the one teaching you<p>I disagree. This is not how knowledge works.<p>You can learn new things yourself. When under instruction, you may notice nuance your teacher has not mentioned, and may be unaware of. There is also learning <i>without</i> instruction.<p>Call that "self teaching" maybe? Saves your aphorism but it still a strawman question.<p>For an AI to be self-learning, it will have to have a lot more senses and opportunity to manipulate and observe the world on its own, than anyone seems to want to give them.