Summary of Actpc-chem: Discrete Active Predictive Coding For Goal-guided Algorithmic Chemistry As a Potential Cognitive Kernel For Hyperon & Primus-based Agi, by Ben Goertzel
ActPC-Chem: Discrete Active Predictive Coding for Goal-Guided Algorithmic Chemistry as a Potential Cognitive Kernel for Hyperon & PRIMUS-Based AGI
by Ben Goertzel
First submitted to arxiv on: 21 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary ActPC-Chem is a novel AI paradigm that leverages Discrete Active Predictive Coding (ActPC) to generate general-intelligence-capable cognitive structures. This “cognitive kernel” combines elements from OpenCog Hyperon and PRIMUS architectures, enabling the emergence of complex dynamics through evolving metagraph rewrite rules. The system uses prediction errors, rewards, and semantic constraints to reorganize and refine these rules. A thought experiment involving a “robot bug” illustrates how ActPC-Chem can handle challenging tasks with delayed and context-dependent rewards. Continuous predictive coding neural networks are merged with the discrete ActPC substrate, enabling coherent handling of noisy sensory data and motor control signals. This architecture, supplemented with AIRIS and PLN, promises structured next-token predictions and narrative sequences. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Imagine a new way to build artificial intelligence that’s inspired by how our brains work. This idea is called ActPC-Chem, and it uses a special kind of coding to make AI systems more intelligent. The system learns by trying to predict what will happen next, and it adjusts its rules based on how well it does. It can even handle tricky tasks where the reward comes later or depends on context. This new AI approach combines different techniques to create a powerful tool for making predictions and generating text. |
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