One constant in ALL proposed methods leading to computational intelligence is formulaic operation, where agents, elements, neurons, etc., process "inputs" to produce "outputs". There is scant biological evidence for this, and plenty of evidence for a balanced equation operation. Note that "unbalancing" one side, e.g. by injecting current, would result in a responding imbalance on the other side, so that synapses might (erroneously) appear to be one-way. However, there is plenty of evidence that information flows both ways, e.g. retrograde flow of information to support learning.
Even looking at seemingly one-way things like the olfactory nerve, there are axons going both ways. No, I don't have any sort of comprehensive balanced-equation theory of intelligent operation, but I can see the interesting possibility. Suppose that the key to life is not competition, but rather is fitting into the world. Perhaps we don't so much "observe" things as orchestrate them to our needs. Hence, we and our world are in a gigantic loop, adjusting our "outputs" to achieve balancing characteristics in our "inputs". Imbalances precipitate changes in action to achieve balance. The only difference between us and our world is implementation detail. We do our part, and it does its part. I'm sure that there are Zen Buddhists out there who would just LOVE this yin-yang view of things. Any thoughts? Steve ------------------------------------------- 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=8660244-6e7fb59c Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
