There is a debate about whether biological organization arises from goal-directed processes or attractor dynamics. Both views have merits and the truth likely lies on a spectrum between the two.
Cells exhibit competency—the ability to sense their environment and neighbors, and move to positions that fit better. This competency can hide genetic information from selection pressures.
Competency and communication between cells can allow an organism to be more robust to genetic mutations.
Evolution may work more on cognitive competencies rather than physical traits like speed or strength.
Parts of a system do not need to be intelligent themselves to give rise to intelligent behavior at a higher level.
Threats from parasites and exploiters drive the development of self-identity and the ability to distinguish internal vs. external influences.
There are constant and variable properties that define objects. The constant properties allow identification while the variable properties provide information.
There is a debate about whether humans have true internal representations or just post-hoc explanations for behaviors.
Language can be modeled using a simple frame of “entity—relation—entity” which captures much of English grammar and semantics.
Different languages employ different strategies for marking entities and relations, like word order or word endings.
There is a debate about whether biological organization arises from goal-directed processes or attractor dynamics. Both views have merits and the truth likely lies on a spectrum between the two.
Cells exhibit competency—the ability to sense their environment and neighbors, and move to positions that fit better. This competency can hide genetic information from selection pressures.
Competency and communication between cells can allow an organism to be more robust to genetic mutations.
Evolution may work more on cognitive competencies rather than physical traits like speed or strength.
Parts of a system do not need to be intelligent themselves to give rise to intelligent behavior at a higher level.
Threats from parasites and exploiters drive the development of self-identity and the ability to distinguish internal vs. external influences.
There are constant and variable properties that define objects. The constant properties allow identification while the variable properties provide information.
There is a debate about whether humans have true internal representations or just post-hoc explanations for behaviors.
Language can be modeled using a simple frame of “entity—relation—entity” which captures much of English grammar and semantics.
Different languages employ different strategies for marking entities and relations, like word order or word endings.
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