Being a stricler for generalization I could believe that for any naturally occurring abstraction there is a goal behind it in a “no smoke without fire” kind of way. However if you bruteforce through all the possible ways to abstract I am less sure that those variants that do not have natural occurencies have an associated goal. For example what is the goal of an abstraction that includes what bombers and bluejays include?
I am less sure that those variants that do not have natural occurencies have an associated goal.
The abstractions that do not occur naturally do not prioritize fitness-relevant information. You could conceive of goals that they serve, but these goals are not obviously subgoals of fitness-maximization.
Being a stricler for generalization I could believe that for any naturally occurring abstraction there is a goal behind it in a “no smoke without fire” kind of way. However if you bruteforce through all the possible ways to abstract I am less sure that those variants that do not have natural occurencies have an associated goal. For example what is the goal of an abstraction that includes what bombers and bluejays include?
The abstractions that do not occur naturally do not prioritize fitness-relevant information. You could conceive of goals that they serve, but these goals are not obviously subgoals of fitness-maximization.