[2108.05349] Intelligence as information processing: brains, swarms, and computers

There is no agreed definition of intelligence, so it is problematic to simply ask whether brains, swarms, computers, or other systems are intelligent or not. To compare the potential intelligence exhibited by different cognitive systems, I use the common approach used by artificial intelligence and artificial life: Instead of studying the substrate of systems, let us focus on their organization. This organization can be measured with information. Thus, I apply an informationist epistemology to describe cognitive systems, including brains and computers. This allows me to frame the usefulness and limitations of the brain-computer analogy in different contexts. I also use this perspective to discuss the evolution and ecology of intelligence.

1 Intelligence as information processing: brains, swarms, and computers Carlos Gershenson 1,2,3,∗ 1 Instituto de Investigaciones en Matemáticas Aplicadas y Sistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico 2 Centro de Ciencias de la Complejidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de…

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