RelationshipJuly 8, 2008
Thesis: One of the fundamental properties of the universe is relationship.In both the physical and spiritual world, the idea of relationship looms large. It is at the very fabric of the universe.
Without relationship, numbers couldn't exist, space and time couldn't exist -- pretty much nothing except for perhaps a singularity, and even that doesn't make much sense.
Encoding information like the brain doesJuly 8, 2008
Although it remains a mystery how the brain encodes information, we do have some clues. The brain uses neurons to create a web of interconnectedness, forming new connections as necessary.
From a math perspective, this is somewhat analogous to a graph. A graph has nodes and edges. Directed graphs have nodes and directed edges.
Thesis: Modeling an AI's understanding of the world (data structure) using nodes and edges will give rise more naturally to intelligent algorithms.Does it matter how an AI encodes information?July 8, 2008
One of the fundamental things you need for an AI is a way to encode information about the world. You need a data structure.
Computer programmers are used to arrays, hashes, linked lists, trees, etc. But the question arises: How does the brain do it? And is that an important consideration?
One of my theses is that the data structure used will have a significant impact on the process of developing an AI and, ultimately, the end result. Said differently, I theorize that intelligent algorithms arise quite naturally out of the "right" data structure, and much more unnaturally out of the "wrong" data structure.
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