I know this is intellegence and machines. Machines are ok.
Intellegence is a bastard noun derived from the adjective intelligent. It is abstract on two levels. However, it should be obvious that what produces intellegent behavior derives from brains, a good noun we can discuss. Also we can make it into a mathematical object. Also, machine is promoted to animachine.
Observe some brains in animals. Note that they come in all sizes and that they are always between the animal's sensors and motors. The data that flows from sensors to brain to motors is a data stream. (n[j-1] -> n[j] -> n[j+1] forever)
Immediately we can propose a reason for brains, or a job if you like. The job of a brain is to mediate between sensors and motors.
Inside the brain there are neurons. A neuron has more inputs than outputs (one), so it is a function. Let A be the axon, (output) and Sn be the synapses, (n is a number from 0).
Let A = N(S1,S2...Sn) where N is some neuron function.
Sensors are attached to the body of the animachine. They read some aspect of nature and convert it to a data stream. Let E be the environment or nature. Let O be an output. Then a sensor is
O = S(E) ; where S is some conversion.
Motors are also attached to the body. Motors read data streams and convert them to actions. E = M(I) where M is some conversion and I is an input.
Now we can see that brain must be a list of sensors, motors and neuron functions.
We can start at the least brain, since brains are from 0 to n, and build neuron functions.
Is this not more fun than flapping about intelligence?
Harold
Intellegence is a bastard noun derived from the adjective intelligent. It is abstract on two levels. However, it should be obvious that what produces intellegent behavior derives from brains, a good noun we can discuss. Also we can make it into a mathematical object. Also, machine is promoted to animachine.
Observe some brains in animals. Note that they come in all sizes and that they are always between the animal's sensors and motors. The data that flows from sensors to brain to motors is a data stream. (n[j-1] -> n[j] -> n[j+1] forever)
Immediately we can propose a reason for brains, or a job if you like. The job of a brain is to mediate between sensors and motors.
Inside the brain there are neurons. A neuron has more inputs than outputs (one), so it is a function. Let A be the axon, (output) and Sn be the synapses, (n is a number from 0).
Let A = N(S1,S2...Sn) where N is some neuron function.
Sensors are attached to the body of the animachine. They read some aspect of nature and convert it to a data stream. Let E be the environment or nature. Let O be an output. Then a sensor is
O = S(E) ; where S is some conversion.
Motors are also attached to the body. Motors read data streams and convert them to actions. E = M(I) where M is some conversion and I is an input.
Now we can see that brain must be a list of sensors, motors and neuron functions.
We can start at the least brain, since brains are from 0 to n, and build neuron functions.
Is this not more fun than flapping about intelligence?
Harold