The Technology of Thinking/Doing: The Autonomous Agent Acts (original) (raw)

This paper explores the advancement of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) from a philosophical and technological perspective. The pursuit of AGI is fundamentally about finding a scalable and effective way to model and replicate human-like intelligence. The limitations of current data-driven approaches are considered, emphasizing the limitations of current AI models. It emphasizes the importance of continuous interaction with the environment, the integration of causality at a foundational level and the capacity for autonomous real-time decision-making. Central to the paper’s argument is the concept of “thinking now occurring,” a philosophical orientation rooted in the work of David G. Leahy and drawing upon his critique of American pragmatism to collapse traditional dualisms in cognition. Drawing upon Leahy’s articulation of world pragmatism it advocates for a process-centric approach to AGI. Further, it emphasizes the importance of temporality in human experience and argues for the need to integrate this into AGI development. The key claim is that for a thinking machine to be able to operate in the now, just as the human thinker does, there must be an intelligibility that is not incompatible with immediacy. The core of the paper is dedicated to detailing the technological framework of DADA X, including its event-driven architecture, the Rapide language, and the significance of activity models in enabling autonomous decision-making. This platform is presented as a solution to the challenges of current AI approaches, enabling more sophisticated, real-time interactions with the environment. The conclusion points towards future research directions, including a fuller treatment of ethical modeling, decentralization and the development of on-device AGI capabilities.