[2E4-OS-4a] OS-4

[2E4-OS-4a-05] Does intelligence really exist as we believe it does?

Rethinking from Weiner's Cybernetics.

〇Kazunori Kondo¹ (1. Osaka University)

Keywords:Cybernetics, Intelligence, Information

We can ask the question whether we can artificially create that intelligence, because we believe that intelligence exists. But does intelligence really exist as we believe it does?
Intelligence is one of the most privileged of human dignities. In particular, if we replace intelligence with reason (=logos), we can immediately understand that its privileged nature has historical and cultural depth. Conversely, intelligence is also a cultural preconceived notion that is deeply rooted in our culture.
It is possible that intelligence is not an obvious phenomenon, but rather a "concept" created by humans to organize and function in human society. If so, then the phenomena that are being conceptualized as such may be intrinsically different from what we believe them to be.
This opens up the possibility of directly questioning the phenomenon that is conceptualized as "intelligence. In this presentation, I will consider the concepts of "information" and "message" in Weiner's later years as a way of asking such questions.