4. The ability of an organism to respond to stimuli in its milieu in a
manner that promotes the survival of the organism, thus enabling the
organism to avoid threats and seize opportunities. (A totally behavioral
perspective.)
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 10:07:18 -0700
Subject: [agi] What is "understanding"?
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Aaron, et al,
Recent discussions regarding representation brings up an even more fundamental
question - what is "understanding".
Here are some possibilities:
1. The ability to recognize actionable input, e.g. DrEliza.com
2. The ability to usefully manipulate words w/o adding content, e.g. in
automated translation systems.
3. The ability to overload characteristics that may not be present, as people
often do when talking about things that they haven't had direct contact with,
e.g. this sort of computer "understanding".
4. ???
I am NOT looking for vague wishy-washy words. I am looking for a solid
definition that defines the outer boundary of "understanding", enough to guide
efforts to define a good representation for it.
Any thoughts?
Steve
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