The Emergence Machine

Artificial Intelligence

abstract · Technology · Level 6 · E10

E10Institutions

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Emergence definition

Artificial intelligence is a self-governing system that uses energy-powered computation to recognize and exploit patterns in data, but this definition is incomplete without understanding the role of algorithms in this process.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0Artificial Intel…AlgorithmLogicCausalitySystemFormProcessStructureActionChangeMatterProcedureEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesMachine LearningL7Artificial Intel…L6ActionL1ProcessL2AlgorithmL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of artificial-intelligence
  • Process L2 (requires) polysemous
    artificial intelligence requires understanding process as a foundational concept
  • Algorithm L5 (requires)
    Artificial Intelligence requires algorithms as the computational procedures that drive intelligent decision-making and learning.

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