> > However, could you guys be more specific regarding the statistical > differences of different types of data? What kind of differences are you > talking about specifically (mathematically)? And what about the differences > at the various levels of the dual-hierarchy? Has any of your work or > research suggested this hypothesis, if so which? >
Sorry I've been fuzzy on this ... I'm engaging in this email conversation in odd moments while at a conference (Virtual Worlds 2008, in Los Angeles...) Specifically I think that patterns interrelating the I/O stream of system S with the relation between the system S's embodiment and its environment, are important. It is these patterns that let S build a self-model of its physical embodiment, which then leads S to a more abstract self-model (aka Metzinger's "phenomenal self") Considering patterns in the above category, it seems critical to have a rich variety of patterns at varying levels of complexity... so that the patterns at complexity level L are largely approximable as compositions of patterns at complexity less than L. This way a mind can incrementally build up its self-model via recognizing slightly complex self-related patterns, then acting based on these patterns, then recognizing somewhat more complex self-related patterns involving its recent actions, and so forth. It seems that a human body's sensors and actuators are suited to create and recognize patterns of the above sort whereas the sensors and actuators of a laptop w/o network cables or odd peripherals are not... -- Ben G ------------------------------------------- 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=111637683-c8fa51 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
