“You come up with a list of things that feel similar, and take a guess at why this is so.”
Yes, I agree with this entirely. When we observe a scene, what we “automatically receive” on the perceptual level is: sight, sound, smell, touch, taste and similarity (in the form of a feeling). We are just automagically aware that two objects are similar, without going through any (conscious) logical steps to get that knowledge.
Whenever I think about AI design I model similarity as one of the senses.
“You come up with a list of things that feel similar, and take a guess at why this is so.”
Yes, I agree with this entirely. When we observe a scene, what we “automatically receive” on the perceptual level is: sight, sound, smell, touch, taste and similarity (in the form of a feeling). We are just automagically aware that two objects are similar, without going through any (conscious) logical steps to get that knowledge.
Whenever I think about AI design I model similarity as one of the senses.