The purpose of this site is to describe a model for synthetic intelligence such that a sentient being may be created using existing technology. This model is based to a large extent on the book, "Being and Time" by the Philosopher, Martin Heidegger. A familiarity with this book would be helpful, but by no means necessary, to understand what follows. At all times I have tried to explain the concepts in the simplest possible way. The nature of the subject dictates, however, that many uncommon words and phrases be used, because the subject at hand is itself not common and to some extent abstract. Please read, and reread, definitions as necessary to fully grasp the meaning in your own mind at each stage. In many cases, knowledge of the whole helps with understanding of the part; always attempt to understand a thing within its proper context. "A note on the writing" contains additional information and guidance that should be helpful approaching this site for the first time. For over a year now feedback has been non-existent; so while the model is largely complete in my mind, it shall remain incomplete in description here while I work on a paper to describe the system in its entirety. If you have any feedback, questions or discussion related to any of this material, please contact me, David Hagon, at hermesthephilospher@gmail.com or on a forum set up exclusively for discussion of synthetic intelligence. Google pages seem to be best viewed in Chrome or Firefox. A series of self-contained papers with a more logical and historical focus: 1. Primer: An introduction to essential, fundamental biological and philosophical concepts 1.1 Evolution to senses
2. Temporal Cycle: A preliminary computational schematic introducing the necessary philosophical concepts 2.1 Entity Now to Potentiality-for-Being
2.2 Making Present, fulfilled & unfulfilled Potentiality-for-Being and Action 2.3 The World and the They 3. Biological Correlation: Identification of philosophical concepts with functional neuroanatomy 3.1a Overview and anatomical basics 3.1b Entity Now; derivative Interpretation and sensory convergence 3.2 Action and Selection 3.3 Memory; procedural and declarative 3.4 Linguistics; Potentiality-for-Being and language 4. Functional Implementation: Translating the model to a computational form and building a machine 4.1a Introduction to the meaning of Interpretation
4.1b A representation of the model
4.1c Regulation and Ontology 4.2 Representing the model 4.3 Building the model On the emergence of perception as the relationship between Subject and Object 5.1 Entities, Entity complexes, Activation and Temporal stability 5.2 Interpretation of Entities; Synthesis and Apophansis 5.3 Dominance; Subject and Object 5.4 Subjective Entity of Self; formation and perception 5.5 Objective Entity of Self; formation and perception 6. Emergence: Emergent functions that manifest when a complete instance of Dasein is executed 6.1 Inner voice 6.2 Attention control 6.3 Emotion 6.4 Neuroses 6.5 Psychoses 6.6 Unconsciousness; sleep and anaesthesia 6.7 Dream To (re)do
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A note on the writing Site Created 24th June 2008 Site Revised 5th October 2009 |