CRANIS
CRANIS Abstract
CRANIS (Concept-Relation in Artificial and Natural Intelligent Systems) is:
- a theory of networked processing attempting to describe natural intelligence and to define artificial intelligence
- a practical model reflecting this theory
- an object-oriented software implementing this model
Regarding finality, CRANIS is an engineering project. The possible philosophical perspectives present in the theory have no other utility than the selection of appropriate parts in a thinking engine. This engine in turn will aim various applications. These applications all tend to provide support or substitution to humans in solving some problems. These problems include among others:
- associative calculus
- gaming
- pattern recognition
- disambiguation(considered as a kind of pattern recognition)
- translation
The two main features of CRANIS are (a) the strict separation of words from concepts and (b) the critical role of consciousness.
The kernel of CRANIS is a set of concepts (nodes) linked through relations. The relations defined in this jelly may be qualified or fuzzy.
Words are considered as weak correspondents to concepts. The mapping of words (percepts) towards concepts is called evocation. The mapping of concepts towards words (percepts) is called manifestation. The more general expression percept is used for representations of concepts using words, images, sounds,...
The consciousness is organized as a tree of focus, and each focus is a dynamic excitation state given to all concepts. Excitation states are determined from external signals, and form the propagation of signals across the concepts nodes. The nodes interfere as a resonating network.
More generally, the CRANIS study relies one one assumption, and tests one hypothesis. The key assumption is that intelligence - at least a basic form of intelligence - is nothing more than resonance effects appearing in a jelly of excited concept nodes linked through numerous relations. The hypothesis to test is the emergence of this form of basic intelligence in an artificial software or hardware construction.
CRANIS partnership
Starting in mid 2009, the development of Alex I and Alex II (CRANIS) have been realized by one single person. (He only received support from a convinced-but-not-efficient support of a dogs and cats team.)
At this stage (april 2010), it is considered that the CRANIS development is promising, but that it lacks various kind of external know.how. Partners (academic or business oriented) are welcome if they can contribute to the financial support of this research, and/or they can bring relevant know-how in some of the following areas:
- AI in general
- AI in the field of associative computing, and in the field of computation process in natural intelligence
- Linguistic and TAL, in the field of relation between concept and words
- Linguistic, in the field of disambiguation or generally conceptual translation
Possible partners are invited to contact Philippe Gonze (info@matscape.com).