> The magic of general intelligence is simply this: A pattern recognition > system that can recognize patterns in its environment and *itself*, > including patterns regarding which actions tend to achieve which objectives > in which contexts. > > The challenge of general intelligence is: Recognizing a sufficient scope of > patterns, within a relevant and broad set of contexts, within the limited > compute resources available....
And the "take-off", as you call it, has to do with what Douglas Hofstadter called "strange loops." It has to do with having a system that is able to recognize enough patterns in its own functionality and its own interaction with the world, to be able to recognize useful patterns regarding which actions will improve its own pattern recognition capability significantly... This recursive, reflective pattern-recognition capability is what drives *development*, i.e. the fundamental self-improvement of a system coupled with an environment Take-off to superintelligence is merely a particularly interesting example of the phenomenon of cognitive development -- Ben G ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
