We should not overestimate inventions and the creation of concepts. Let's take the mathematical induction, or even Einstein's theory of relativity.
Both have a lot to do with knowledge. My argument: There were many millions of humans before Einstein. Why haven't they created the theory of relativity? Why people haven't invented the mathematical induction thousands of years ago where the genes of humans were already the same as today and therefore the intelligence was the same as today as well? Obviously the inventions of the humans depend essentially on data which must be available. If Einstein was born just 50 years earlier he probably wouldn't have found the theory of relativity because there still was not the data of the Michelson Morley experiment. Thus I assume that creativity is less mythical than many people think. The concepts of humans were simple combinations of knowledge which was available at the time where the concepts were made. I suspect that the creation of ideas and concepts strongly relates to inference control. The magic behind all this is huge amount of data. Intelligence comes from data. Everything you create comes from your brain. But everything your brain can do is to work with data. It should be clear that data plays the most essential role for intelligence. Algorithms are overestimated and data are underestimated. Your brain receives millions of bits every second. This is an important key for intelligence. The main difference between a brain of a mouse and a brain of a human is the amount of resources for data. - Matthias >> Mathematics, though, is interesting in other ways. I don't believe that much of mathematics involves the logical transformations performed in proof steps. A system that invents new fields of mathematics, new terms, new mathematical "ideas" -- that is truly interesting. Inference control is boring, but inventing mathematical induction, complex numbers, or ring theory -- THAT is AGI-worthy. Is this different from generic concept formulation and explanation (just in a slightly different domain)? ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=117534816-b15a34 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
