Jeff Hawkins offered up a fascinating model of intelligence at this TED talk.
It's all about predictions. We don't passively experience the world. And we are not constantly and exhaustively comparing what we are see with every prior experience, as some AI systems presume.
Rather, our brains are constantly making predictions about what we are about to experience. When those predictions are affirmed everything is groovy and our model of the universe is reinforced. When there is a discrepancy, we have to adjust our model for the next time.
Intelligence is defined by this prediction capability. Mammals have it because they have a neocortex. Non-mammals are not so lucky. They, like we, have sophisticated senses and complex behaviors, but not the ability to predict.
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