1	Intentional Neurodynamic Systems Can we -- Understand Them? Build Them? Become One?
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3	Beyond Bellman: Learning & Approximation for Optimal Management of Larger Complex Systems Basic thrust is scientific. Bellman gives exact optima for 1 or 2 continuous state vars. New work allows 50-100 (thousands sometimes). Goal is to scale up in space and time -- the math we need to know to know how brains do it. And unify the recent progess. Low lying fruit -- missile interception, vehicle/engine control, strategic games Workshops: ADP02 in Mexico www.eas.asu.edu/~nsfadp; coordinated workshop on anticipatory optimization for power.
4	1971-2: Emergent Intelligence Is Possible If We Allow Three Types of Neuron (Thesis,Roots)
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6	6 MegaChallenges for the 21^st Century Key Challenges To Basic Scientific Understanding: What is Mind? (how to build/understand intelligence) Basic Science of Mind: Up To the Highest Kind of General Intelligence We see in the Smallest Mouse Middle Sci. Mind: from Mouse to “Sapient,” the level of full use of symbolic reasoning integrated with meaning/empathy (human brain is “new”, still halfway there in its evolution) Higher Sci. of Mind: Principles of higher levels in intelligent systems design, like quantum, multimodular, soul How does the Universe work? (Quantum physics...) What is Life? (e.g., quantitative systems biotechnology) Key Broader Challenges to Humanity: Sustainable growth on earth Global sustainable energy/environment & mid-term survival “yin sustainability,” e.g. population, related women’s issues, peace Cost-effective sustainable space settlement Human potential -- growth/learning in brain, soul, integration (body)