**Abstraction*** **in its main sense is a conceptual process where general** **rules* <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_inference>* **and** **concepts* <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept>* **are derived from the usage and classification of specific examples, literal ("real" or "**concrete* <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_and_concrete>*") signifiers,** **first principles* <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_principle>*, or other methods.** *
*"An abstraction" is the outcome of this process—a concept that acts as a common noun for all subordinate concepts, and connects any related concepts as a** **group**,** **field**, or** **category**.**[1]* <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstraction#cite_note-Langer-1> To consider a modern PC at its lowest level of abstraction it would be the binary/ logic gates, if not the movement of electrons around the circuits. As you abstract/ remove each layer of complexity, high level language, machine code, registers; etc the underlying binary gate schema is always evident in the design and operation. We can trace this backwards because we designed the system and have insight, but this cannot be applied to the human brain, it would be akin to understanding the innards of a combustion engine by just listening to the sounds it makes. Human derived logic, calculus, language, set theory, etc can be considered concepts equivalent to high level programming languages; you need to consider the low level/ machine code and the mechanisms that comprise these concepts. How does a biological neuron have to function in order to recognise a face, learn physics and build a Moon Lander? Tying to build an AGI using symbolism, spoken language or C++ code for example, IMO is like trying to build a car from cars. (I seem to have a car theme going). I haven’t written any papers, just the KorrTecx site ATM. There may be many ways to build an AGI, and even more efficient schemas (bird, plane). Everyone has a theory, I figure the best way to prove my point is to build it and let it explain it’s self. :) ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/Tf97c751029c2e4db-Mc93db46e109bf19faeab4b67 Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
