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Intelligence 1: What makes us intelligent?

Simplifying Complexity

Three Dimensions of Intelligence: Strategy, Encoding/Representation, and Inference

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  • Intelligence has three dimensions: strategy, encoding/representation, and inference.
  • Intelligent tasks involve pursuing an objective using strategic thinking.
  • Encoding or representation involves encoding properties of the natural world for strategic advantage.
  • Inference involves deduction, induction, and abduction, and is the calculation on the stored memory.
  • Different forms of life vary in their respective inferential representational strategic powers.

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