Center for Analysis and Design of Intelligent Agents

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leonard (leonard@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-09-16T14:52:32+00:00

DCS-T-713-MERS-2026 Main Lecture Notes Introduction to Reasoning Machines Syllogisms What is it? A form of deductive argument/reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from 2 given or assumed propositions (premises / statements). The premises and the conclusion are simple declarative statements constructed using only three simple terms between them, each term appearing twice (as a subject and as a predicate)

public:t-713-mers:mers-26:knowledge - [Controlled Experiment]

thorisson (thorisson@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-09-11T10:38:12+00:00

DCS-T-713-MERS-2026 Main Lecture Notes Learning & Knowledge Key Learning Terms What it is Learning is a process that has the purpose of generating actionable information, a.k.a. knowledge. Key Features Inherits key features of any process: - Purpose: To adapt, to respond in rational ways to problems / to achieve foreseen goals; this factor determines how the rest of the features in this list are measured.

public:t-713-mers:mers-26:readings - [CAUSATION [2,3]]

thorisson (thorisson@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-09-07T20:12:49+00:00

DCS-T-713-MERS-2026 Main T-713-MERS-2026 Readings & Study Material Readings README (Do not skip!) INTELLIGENCE: THE PHENOMENON [5,6] What is intelligence? How do experts talk about it? What has been uncovered? What uniquely separates the phenomenon of intelligence from other similar phenomena in the world?

public:t-713-mers:mers-26:task_theory - [Task: How it Hangs Together]

thorisson (thorisson@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-09-06T18:53:46+00:00

T-713-MERS-2026 Main Link to Lecture Notes Task Teory What it is A systematic framework for describing, comparing, and analyzing tasks, independent of any specific agent. Provides the foundations for evaluating intelligent systems empirically (measurable outcomes, repeatable experiments, controlled variables).

public:t-713-mers:mers-26:empiricism - [Worlds: How it Hangs Together]

thorisson (thorisson@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-08-25T11:12:26+00:00

T-713-MERS-2026 Main Link to Lecture Notes WORLDS, EMPIRICISM & DATA The Physical World What it is A set of ultimate constraints that determine what is and isn't possible. We call it “the laws of physics” (even though we don't really know if they are immutable 'laws').

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thorisson (thorisson@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-10-31T17:15:01+00:00

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