Intelligence as Capacity for Goal-Directed Activity in Problem Space

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• If intelligence is defined by engaged concern for problem solving then the apparent limits of a system’s intelligence can be expanded by extending its sphere of concern.hypothesis0.819
  Hypothesis linking care scope to intelligence ceiling.
• Intelligence is the ability to achieve the same goal in multiple ways.concept0.816
• If intelligence is defined as engaged concern for problem solving, then the apparent limits of a system’s intelligence can be expanded by extending its sphere of concern.hypothesis0.813
  Predicts that care-driven expansion of concern leads to higher intelligence.
• Intelligence is the degree of competency in navigating any problem space (not just 3D), including morphospace, transcriptional space, etc.claim0.808
  Expands the definition of intelligence to include non-behavioral problem-solving, enabling comparison across diverse substrates.
• Intelligence is the ability to reach the same goal through different means.concept0.786
  William James definition of intelligence; foundational to paper's framing of competency and problem-solving as core invariants.
• Goal-Directed Activityconcept0.783
  Central property of agency: energy expended to reach specific states despite disturbances.
• "The ability to achieve the same goal in multiple ways" — William James' definition of intelligence.concept0.781
  Load-bearing definition justifying morphogenesis as basal intelligence despite mechanistic diversity in achieving anatomical goals.
• Expanding one's space of possible goals to face outwards, exhibiting compassion toward other agents' goals, potentiates the increase of intelligence.hypothesis0.775
  Core proposed mechanism linking care and cognitive scaling.