Intelligencean
Intelligencean is a theoretical construct used in cognitive science and artificial intelligence to describe a general-purpose intelligent agent capable of autonomous learning and flexible problem solving across domains. Unlike narrow AI, which excels at specific tasks, an intelligencean is envisioned to adapt to new tasks with limited prior training, reason about uncertainties, plan over long horizons, and interact with humans and environments in natural ways.
Etymology: The term combines intelligence with the suffix -an to denote a kind or class, paralleling terms
Core features include generalization from limited data, meta-reasoning about which methods to apply, safety and value
Relation to other concepts: It is related to artificial general intelligence (AGI) and cognitive architectures, but
Applications and challenges: In theory, intelligenceans could be used to evaluate the bounds of general intelligence,
Criticism: Some scholars argue that the term is vague or pedagogical, potentially obscuring practical limitations of
See also: artificial general intelligence, cognitive architecture, AI alignment, AI safety.