I would note that a "situation" as identified by a mind (human or engineered) is already an abstraction of something occurring in the physical world [at least if we adopt a physics-based perspective on the universe]. So we're talking about abstractions abstracted from abstractions, actually ;) -- ben
On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 12:04 AM, Aaron Hosford via AGI <[email protected]>wrote: > Induction, used within this context, seems to refer to the creation of an > appropriate abstract situational representation for a given specific > context. In other words, the generation of a partial description that > captures the "essential features" of the scenario. If I were to implement > this, I would look for features (qualities, relationships, and constraints) > of the observable objects and events, which together capture the > information that would be pertinent to making useful decisions or > predictions within the given context. There might be endless details we > could include as part of the situation, from those that are highly relevant > ("He was pointing a gun at me.") to those that are most likely useless > ("Cars were crossing an intersection in the distance."). The trick would be > to pick out which are which, and specify only those pieces of information > that are likely to be useful. This list of useful features might vary > depending on the decision or prediction being made, so for the same > specific situation -- specific here meaning including *all *available > information -- we might have several abstract ones that are each > generalizations of it, optimized towards those different requirements. The > task at hand thus induces an abstract situation that captures the useful > information from the specific situation. > > > On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 1:37 AM, Piaget Modeler via AGI > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Okay, >> >> Now that we have a fuzzy definition of situations, what do the words >> "situation induction" mean to you? >> >> Please advise. >> >> ~PM >> *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> >> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/23050605-2da819ff> | >> Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Your Subscription >> <http://www.listbox.com> >> > > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/212726-deec6279> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > -- Ben Goertzel, PhD http://goertzel.org "In an insane world, the sane man must appear to be insane". -- Capt. James T. Kirk "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery / None but ourselves can free our minds" -- Robert Nesta Marley ------------------------------------------- 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
