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Predictive Knowledge Systems Framework

Overview

This framework reframes artificial intelligence through the lens of predictive knowledge systems rather than traditional computation. It proposes that intelligence emerges from dynamic prediction patterns, not from information processing or symbolic reasoning.

Core Concepts

Knowledge as Prediction Knowledge is fundamentally about making predictions. Any system that generates reliable predictions about future states possesses a form of knowledge, whether biological, artificial, or material.

Beyond Implementation Intelligence is not defined by its implementation substrate (biological neurons, silicon chips, or chemical reactions). What matters is the pattern of predictive relationships the system can represent and generate.

Nested Predictions Complex knowledge emerges through layered prediction systems where each level predicts patterns at the next level up, creating hierarchical understanding without requiring explicit symbolic reasoning.

Key Distinctions

This framework differs from traditional AI by:

  • Shifting from computation to prediction as the fundamental unit
  • Removing implementation bias (no preference for biological vs artificial)
  • Focusing on dynamic patterns rather than static representations
  • Emphasizing emergent properties over designed architectures

Practical Implications

  • AI systems should be designed to optimize prediction quality, not computational efficiency
  • Transfer learning is natural: prediction patterns can be distilled across substrates
  • Small, specialized models can be highly effective when properly trained on prediction patterns
  • Material intelligence becomes possible through predictive chemical or physical systems

Explore Further

Navigate through the sections to explore the theoretical foundations, neuroscience evidence, comparative analyses with existing AI paradigms, and visual representations of the framework.

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