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Unconventional Biology, Minimal Models of Intelligence, and Bio-Inspired Computing

Unconventional Biology, Minimal Models of Intelligence, and Bio-Inspired Computing

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 This is a 1 hour 10 minute presentation of ideas around the architecture of biology (and how it differs from today's computational systems). Focusing on morphogenesis as a model of collective intelligence, I talk about the intelligence ratchet that results from life's need to creatively interpret information on the cognitive, developmental, and evolutionary scale. I end with some speculative ideas about Platonic space and cognitive patterns therein, which radically enlarge the set of beings. Th...

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introduction: Body, Mind Symmetry
(05:00) Diverse Biological Intelligence Examples
(12:50) Multi-Scale Competency Architecture
(19:00) Collective Morphospace Intelligence
(24:00) Bioelectric Communication Interface
(29:30) Rewriting Anatomical Memories
(38:00) Selfhood and Collective Goals
(46:00) Unreliable Substrate, Creative Problem-Solving
(55:30) Exploring Novel Forms, Patterns
(01:06:30) Summary and Future Research

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