Sunday, June 6, 2010

Generalization or specialization

From generalization to specialization
Intelligence uses generalization at first. Intelligence shall use hasty generalization. Hasty generalization is the best strategy whenever we are lacking experience:
Similar stimuli are supposed to be processed in a same way, leading to the same conclusions and to the same actions.  Is there a lack of experience on a given field? Even if stimuli are not so similar they will lead to the same conclusions too.
This kind of generalization shall be the default behavior of every intelligent process. Proximity is taken into account in order to generalize.
Later, inaccurate inductions will be adjusted by experience: adapted responses will be associated to the now-identified special situations.
Fewer and fewer, intelligent systems evolve from global rough responses to more sophisticated ones.
From samples to concepts

From several different samples, an intelligent being builds concepts. New concepts are partially inaccurate. Future experience refines concepts into more extended ones (aggregation) or more specific ones (excluding exceptions).

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