Re: cognitive != observable? (project three)

"Bill Modlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> It occurs to me that I may as well include Glen in the mix.
>
> I think we all agree that we have mechanisms that in some fashion react
> to association or correlation among signals originating internally and
> in our environment to adjust existing discriminations and develop new
> ones.
>
> I say we have mechanisms that react to correlations among any signals.
>
> You say we have mechanisms that react to correlations specifically
> between our actions and our inputs.
>
> Glen says we have mechanisms that react to correlations specifically
> between our externally visible actions and specific inputs he can
> identify as controllable stimulii.
>
> Hmm.
>
> Bill
>
>

Hi Bill

How about starting your point of view from Process to Output to
Input, rather than the Input to Process to Output (computational).
This would put Glen first, Neil second and Bill last. In this sense,
a process must evolve a "sensible" output (an output that can be
sensed by an input, maybe as a stimulus or an action).

For example, an AI entity moves as a basic process where it's
interaction with an environment is the secondary consideration,
and the environments reaction is the third consideration. It would
seem to me to be a more sensible approach to a systematic
classification of where correlation figure into the scheme.

Regards,
Rick