The researcher has created a software called entropica, which can among other machinelearning functions trade stocks. Read alex wissner gross academic paper causal entropic forces to find out more about his research in physics and computer science. A universal formula for intelligence antwerpenhomeschooling. Wissnergross has been ignoring his paper for 6 years. In cosmology, for example, there have been a variety of different threads of evidence that our universe appears to be finely tuned for the development of intelligence, and, in particular, for the development of universal states that maximize the diversity of possible futures. A new startup called entropica is claiming to have discovered mathematical equations that allow an autonomous system to select and achieve its own goals. He has received 128 major distinctions, authored 20 publications, been granted 24 issued, pending, and provisional patents, and founded, managed, and advised 4. The math is implemented in a software engine the researchers have cleverly named entropica, and is used to model simple environments to test the theory.
In 2007, wissnergross founded the technology company co2stats, which measures the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by using a website. The a software engine ive come across which i think may actually change all that. The first author on the paper, alex wissnergross, describes intelligent behavior as a way to maximize the capture of possible future histories of a particular system. Tedx was created in the spirit of ted s mission, ideas worth spreading. Entropica is a powerful new kind of artificial intelligence that can reproduce complex human behaviors, including the ability to autonomously set and implement its own goals. One thing that bugs me about alex wissnergross theory. Physicist proposes new way to think about intelligence. Wissnergross, and heres where you can get the entropica demo. Basically this means that it has some small informati.
Apparently, from what i have learned trough some research over the web, the software entropica does nothing, zip, cero. He even made a company called entropica based on this. As the creator of entropica, alex wissnergross, says. They encourage a system to preserve as many future histories as possible. Massachusetts institute of technology count down to zero. Wissnergross calls the concept at the center of the research causal entropic forces. The paper, and an accompanying video on entropicas web site, then predict that this principle will be useful in building intelligent software for everything from social networking and military deployment to manufacturing and financial investment.
Co2stats is based in cambridge, massachusetts, and received funding from the seed venture capital firm y combinator. Entropica was able to pass multiple animal intelligence tests, play human games, and even earn money trading stocks, all without being instructed to do so. Editor and integrator of front to back software, perenity software provides comprehensive and customizable solutions for capital markets operators, asset. Entropica claims powerful new kind of ai bot scene. Inside sciences article describes a test where entropica is given a simple environment with tools and possibilities. He serves as president and chief scientist of gemedy and managing director of reified, and has taught at harvard and mit. To find out, we developed a software engine called entropica, designed to maximize the production of longterm entropy of any system that it finds itself in. To test this theory, wissnergross, along with his mit colleague cameron freer, created a software engine called entropica. That video touts software the seems to not exist any more. Alex wissnergross, the pioneer of the equation for intelligence, describes many of the fascinating and widereaching implementations of the concept in the ted talk below.
The emergence of complex behaviors through causal entropic forces. The latest example of the scientific hype machine is a paper that comes from alexander wissnergross. Wissnergross goes a step further and insists that intelligence could actually be emerging out of chaos and not just correlate to it. A fan of frank herberts dune series, wissnergross drew another analogy for me, but this time to the character of paul atreides who, after ingesting the spice melange and becoming the kwisatz haderach, could see all possible futures and. Entropicas the software program intelligent behavior emerges from the physical process of trying to capture as many future histories as possible, said wissnergross. Wissnergross is a fellow at the harvard institute for applied computational science and a research affiliate at the mit media lab. For example, in the cartandrod exercise, entropica controls the cart to keep the rod upright. You can access more information about the software by clicking this link. Wissnergross is an awardwinning computer scientist, entrepreneur, investor, and author. Wissnergross, if youre looking for partners give us a shout. A new equation for intelligence with english and serbian subtitles. He had a video out there where his computer would maximize entropy and learned to do all sorts of things on its own without any prior knowledge.
The software allowed them to simulate a variety of model universes and. The entropica simulation software is available in demo form from the authors website, as are other materials related to their new paper. These forces are the motivation for intelligent behavior. But i was also immediately a bit skeptical about intelligence being the correct word to describe what it achieved. Wissnergross and freer have developed a software engine, called entropica, and trained it with models based on classic animal intelligence tests. Freer3, 1institute for applied computational science, harvard university, cambridge, massachusetts 028. Amazingly, entropica was able to pass multiple animal intelligence tests, play human games, and even earn money trading stocks, all without being instructed to do so. In at home in the universe kauffman shows how order spontaneously emerges to create life. As an example, wissnergross went on to demonstrate a software engine called entropica, designed to maximize the production of longterm entropy of any system that it finds itself in. So what youve just seen is that a variety of signature human intelligent cognitive behaviors such as tool use and walking upright and social cooperation all follow from a single equation, which drives a system to maximize its future freedom of action. The paper is basically an attempt to describe intelligence as a fundamentally thermodynamic process, said wissnergross. Our hypothesis, wisnergross told us in an email, is that causal entropic forces. To test this claim, he along with his mit colleague cameron freer, created a software engine called entropica.
This is far different from how neural networks work, and an interesting idea. For example, wissergross has developed a software engine known as entropica that utilizes the equation in order to independently, and without external direction, complete. The first author on the paper, alex wissner gross, describes intelligent behavior as a way to maximize the capture of possible future histories of a particular system. From atoms to bits, physics shows entropy as the root of. To test these theories, wissnergross developed an a. But before you panic over an impending robot takeover, note that wissnergross also posits that the accumulation of intelligence follows the process of taking control of. How legitimate is the entropybased ai entropica, by dr. This entry was posted in accelerating technology, automated trading, investing, money, online investing ai and tagged ai, alexander wissnergross, entropica, entropy, software on april 29, 20 by matt.
As the video indicates, the software developed by wissnergross and freer is called entropica, which they label sapient software. In this my first post, i would like to introduce you to the history behind this kart simulation. This entropica thing and the paper behind it and the tedx presentation seem to be directed to fund rising, thus converting the. Alex wissnergross transcript intelligence, what is it.
A grand unified theory of everything the new yorker. When i first rred about wissnergross theory of intelligence, i was fascinated and impressed by the small demos of his software called entropica. If we take a look back at the history of how intelligence is being viewed, one seminal example has been edsger dijkstras famous quote that the question of whether a machine can think is about as interesting as the question of whether a submarine can swim. Entropicas intelligent behavior emerges from the physical process of trying to capture as many future histories as possible, said wissnergross. Entropica isnt the holy grail of artificial intelligence. The software allowed them to simulate a variety of model universes and then apply an artificial pressure to those universes to maximize causal entropy production.
I had the feeling his software was more about being alive than being intelligent. Future histories represent the complete set of possible future outcomes available to a system at any given moment. The emergence of complex behaviors through causal entropic. It supports independent organizers who want to create a ted like event in their own community. A radical concept could revise theories addressing.
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