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hypothesis: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

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.

Predicts that care-driven expansion of concern leads to higher intelligence.

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Toward an ethics of autopoietic technology: Stress, care, and intelligence

(2023) · Witkowski, Olaf · Doctor, Thomas · Solomonova, Elizaveta · Duane, Bill +1

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