[ExI] Fwd: "Problems of AI"

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>From Wikipedia:
"Problems of AI
While there is no universally accepted definition of intelligence,[52] 
AI researchers have studied several traits that are considered 
essential.[6]
[edit]Deduction, reasoning, problem solving
Early AI researchers developed algorithms that imitated the process of 
conscious, step-by-step reasoning that human beings use when they solve 
puzzles, play board games, or make logical deductions.[53] By the late 
80s and 90s, AI research had also developed highly successful methods 
for dealing with uncertain or incomplete information, employing 
concepts from probability and economics.[54]
For difficult problems, most of these algorithms can require enormous 
computational resources — most experience a "combinatorial explosion": 
the amount of memory or computer time required becomes astronomical 
when the problem goes beyond a certain size. The search for more 
efficient problem solving algorithms is a high priority for AI 
research.[55]
It is not clear, however, that conscious human reasoning is any more 
efficient when faced with a difficult abstract problem. Cognitive 
scientists have demonstrated that human beings solve most of their 
problems using unconscious reasoning, rather than the conscious, 
step-by-step deduction that early AI research was able to model.[56] 
Embodied cognitive science argues that unconscious sensorimotor skills 
are essential to our problem solving abilities. It is hoped that 
sub-symbolic methods, like computational intelligence and situated AI, 
will be able to model these instinctive skills. The problem of 
unconscious problem solving, which forms part of our commonsense 
reasoning, is largely unsolved."
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In other words, how does a living brain stores memories? A computer is 
not living system but a device to access stored and to store 
information. The structure of a living brain and a computer both use 
energy. So I don't see any difference in the subatomic level. The 
problem is how to discover the process of integrating the micro world 
of the subconscious with the macro state of consciousness?

Terry