countertheory: rational problem solving is one aspect of cognition that is emphasized in species or individuals when there's pressure for it
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Replying to @whitequark
yes, exactly. it's only something that is optimized for when it's necessary. *when optimized for*, it does not require much computation mass
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Replying to @FioraAeterna @whitequark
further hypothesis: imagine a human-like intelligence specifically designed to not have infrastructure for maintaining/using a body
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Replying to @FioraAeterna @whitequark
e.g. EVE Online pod pilot, etc. someone who can think and communicate, but does not need to use arms.
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Replying to @FioraAeterna @whitequark
i would hypothesize that you could make such a brain 10x smaller without making that person less intelligent.
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Replying to @FioraAeterna @whitequark
that is, most of our brain is effectively coprocessors for managing a wide variety of things, and most of those are body-related.
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Replying to @FioraAeterna
hmm tool use? cats are physically unable to make diverse tools (if they use any at all), so no need for fine motor control
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Replying to @whitequark @FioraAeterna
there's a semi-prominent theory that most "smart" stuff is basically an outgrowth of being able to hit things with thrown objects
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you have to plan the motion in advance, and suchlike
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huh wait isn't throwing stuff the archetypical "embodied cognition" task? aka the kind of cognition that relies on very little planning
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ok wait the archetypical task was catching stuff - throwing stuff is another one though (lots of reading here: https://psychsciencenotes.blogspot.de/p/the-rough-guide-to-blog.html …)
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embodied cognition would be pretty crap if it excluded planning entirely
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Replying to @mnxmnkmnd @allgebrah and
but by planning i meant that throwing happens fast enough that you can't make a lot of adjustments to muscle movements while it happens
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