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AI.md

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 **Intelligence has been defined in many ways: the capacity for logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving.**
 
+Some arguments can be made to conflate, or at least infer an overlap, between intelligence and IQ. This is a reasonable vector of consideration and it is almost impossible to consider one from the context of a human being without also thinking of the other. Though no semantically complete representation of intelligence or cognition as expressed through human activity has been demonstrated, or even proposed in a capacity that can be scientifically scrutinized and found to be a viable mode of quantification, it is currently the most agnostic approach we've yet found and, as such, it will be considered in this essay.
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 Capacity for logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge (?), reasoning, application of logic, planning, perceiving, creativity, organizing, critical thinking, resolving, problem solving, ordering,
 
 Acknowledging, verifying, naming, remarking, identifying, contextualizing, structuring,
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 There are two primary contexts for the definition of intelligence which are employed by humans, with one consisting of a set of definitions pertaining to use of knowledge, and the alternate definition focusing on a domain of knowledge or information. We will be focusing on the former, as the latter would suggest that all computation is intelligence. Though a case can be made that all information is intelligence, that is beyond the scope of our essay and ventures too far into the metaphysical.
 
+### ASIDE: Domain of knowledge / Information
+In the previous paragraph it is alleged that in order to posit that intelligence and "domains of knowledge" or "information" are synonymous with one another. What follows is a deconstruction of this argument.
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+What exactly is a "domain of knowledge"?
+A domain of knowledge is the conception of encapsulating an expanse of information through arbitrary demarcation. As all known information, as communicated amongst humans, is necessarily structured by a human capacity, it follows that the very concept of a domain of knowledge is a purely human one. If it is possible to encapsulate an expanse of information by non-human means, we are limited in that we cannot make such an argument without also conceiving of it within the human frame. As such, it must be assumed that a domain of knowledge is one which is necessarily delineated by human thinking.
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+The other alluded proposition put forward as a comparable conception is that of information as a whole. In its most complete form, information as a whole must consist of any and all matter which exists physically in the Universe. It might be possible to declare a form of information which is separate from the physical aspects of the Universe, but its communication is bound to physical properties within said Universe. Another aspect of this is that there is no explicative mechanism which illustrates the manner by which human thought is represented physically, except by incompletely understood indication patterns, such as firing of neurons and other similar artifacts of analysis which consider the nervous system, the brain and the mind in any quantifiable form.
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+How does it follow that either of these beliefs are bound to the statement that "all computation is intelligence"?
+Quite simply, to produce a valence describing any information, in any form, requires, in tandem, as an essential component, or even as the component in its absolution, that a quantification is being produced. That is to say, the description is in and of itself a form of computation, and without a description, a production of valence, a communication about said information, or even by having a conception of thought which is never communicated from one being to another, there is no evidence that the information in question even exists.
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+Therefore, it is necessary to infer a supposition that a belief that "information" is intelligence is interchangable with the supposition that all computation is intelligence.
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 ### Intelligence
 
-Though there are semantic variations for the definition of intelligence, their underlying similarities allow us to genericize our approach to evaluating whether or not the toolsets utilized within the realm of AI cause a genuine form of intelligence to manifest.
 
-Let us explore some of these definitions and then proceed through the methodology of factor analysis in order to remove any unnecessary component.
+Though there are semantic variations for the definition of intelligence, their underlying similarities allow us to genericize our approach to evaluating whether or not the toolsets utilized within the realm of AI are a cause for the genuine manifestation of intelligence.
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+Let us explore some of these definitions and then proceed through the methodology of factor analysis in order to remove unnecessary components.
 
 #### _Capacity for logic_
 
-One's capacity for logic is the ability and extent by which an entity can observe the environment, identify its components, contextualize, possess awareness of the relationships of these components within the environment/system, evaluate
+One's capacity for logic is the ability and extent by which an entity can observe the environment, identify its components, contextualize, possess awareness of the relationships of these components within the environment/system, evaluate.
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+One could make the case that logic itself can exist outside of a capacity, but again we are limited in that all conceptions of the universe, including the interactions of its components, as described by physics, are human conceptions. Thus, the concept of an interaction demonstrative of logic, or reason in any form, is a necessarily human one.
 
 #### Relationships of Components within a System
 
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 Overview to properties of a system:
 A system should be expected to exhibit the following properties: encapsulation, state, transport/transformation, output,
 
-TODO: verify the following - output, transformation -> see Dr. Shiva's summary on system and system science
+TODO: verify the following - output, transformation -> see Dr. Shiva's summary on systems and system science
 
 ## Qualifying Systems
 
 ### 1. Encapsulation
 
-If a system exists, it would be redundant if we were not able to demarcate what separates this given system from all other things. Though there can be overlap to the extent that the system can be part of another system, or that a given component within this system may also be relevant, enumerated as existing or bearing context to another system, there must be a reasonable predicate to compel the declaration that the proposed system exists.
+If a system exists, it would be redundant if we were not able to demarcate what separates this given system from all other things. Though there can be overlap to the extent that the system can be part of another system, or that a given component within this system may also be relevant, enumerated or bearing a contextual relationship to another system, there must be a reasonable predicate to compel the declaration that the proposed system exists.
 
 There's not necessarily a singular factor by which the pronouncement of delineating this system must occur. There are, however, several factors which naturally yield more obvious paths by which to weight the predicate:
 

Manifesto_notes.md

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+# Manifesto
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+### Preamble
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 I suppose this is a moment to allow the stream of thoughts in my mind to coalesce into coherent ideas that can be built upon.
 
-It would seem that humans need some sort of purpose, and whether this is due to some metatruth inherent in the Universe at large, or is simply a coping mechanism of a biological organism with the ability to self reflect and contemplate, it is nevertheless a useful factor to approach and develop in one's life as not only does it present the potential for develop better tools for dealing with life, but it also yields the potential to improve life for all.
+It would seem that humans need some sort of purpose, and whether this is due to some metatruth inherent in the Universe at large, or is simply a coping mechanism of a biological organism with the ability to self reflect and contemplate, it is nevertheless a useful factor to approach and develop in one's life as not only does it present the potential to develop better tools for negotiating with and meeting the challenges of life, but it additionally yields the potential to improve life for others. The latter is necessarily bound to the consequence of an improved environment for the individual declaring such a purpose.
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+### What of a malevolent purpose?
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+If we imagine a human whose sole purpose is to enact and cause the greatest degree of malevolence and suffering upon all other beings, especially humans, could the consideration that a purpose has been formulated and ascribed be posited as a net good contrary to the aimless and purposeless existence of one, or all beings? 
 
-Why should one improve life for all?
+Could a purposeless existence come to fruition? What would it look like? Would it require a degree of randomness that is unprovable? Can patterns of behaviour, void of intent, be discerned as a manifestation of purpose? Do the acts themselves create the purpose, or should the latter be preceding?
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+### Why should one improve life for all?
 
 Well, regardless of whether or not one can verify the existence of other consciousnesses outside of the self, the world seems to operate as though it is true. In fact, it could be said that it is best to approach the world as though the other seemingly conscious beings are, in fact, conscious. It is also best to meet this concept with the interpretation that, in a general sense, one's experience contains many attributes which are fundamental to the experience of all conscious beings. With that in mind, it should be noted that the experience of others and the perception of others has an affect on one's own life and, as such, it should be in the interest of each individual to assume that improvements for the lives of others should result in an improvement in life as a whole, including the life of oneself.
 
+### Who is being?
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+If any being is to hold dear the potential that their perception by others is met with the supposition that they are a living, thinking, conscious being, capable of deliberate action and all the autonomy and excesses that might be intrinsic to being itself, then such a being must necessarily adopt the mode of thought that all other beings do, in fact, have these intrinsic properties. The alternative consequentially leads to a conception of reality wherein only the being in question is real at all, or that there is, at play, a selective mechanism that has caused some beings to be real and others to be not. As this is seemingly unquantifiable, and doomed to be evaluated within the infinite potential of determinations yet to be ascribed to the true nature of consciousness itself, the more reasonable mode of being is to assume that any and all beings hold the same set of intrinsic properties which the being in question is necessarily perceiving from their experential journey through the dimensions within which they've been enjoying perception.
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 With that out of the way (for now), let's talk about purpose
 
 If one is to choose a purpose which possesses the potential to improve one's life, as well as the life of others, then there are a few areas to expand upon:

manifesto_primer.md

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+What compels the writing of a manifesto, considering that to do so necessitates a primacy in the perception of one's motive, contribution and role. 
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+Does a manifesto necessarily describe the values and indications within one's expanse of perception as it relates to others? Can a manifesto be conceived of which relates to no man? To no ssphere of society? To describe the values and effects of actions without considering the interaction as bestowed upon others?
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+This can likely not be known, as there is no human able to describe a manifesto which is not to be ready by others, or else it would have never been read by anyone by that human. Though a ppurpose can be proposed which consolidates a view of the creating of one's manifesto for the sole purpose of orienting that individual, it would be unprovable and undecidable, especially to the end of removing the subjective. As such, this assumes that the production of a manifesto is approached in consideration of its ability to communicate the author's values, aims and expectations to fellow inhabitants in the social sphere, regardless of locality or the degree to which the writings are able to be spread.
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product_history.md

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