<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>To solve a problem, an ordinary computer system executes an existing program. When
no such program is available, an AGI system may still be able to solve a concrete problem
instance. This paper introduces a new approach to do so in a reasoning system that
adapts to its environment and works with insuffcient knowledge and resources. The related
approaches are compared, and several conceptual issues are analyzed. It is concluded that
an AGI system can solve a problem with or without a problem-specific program, and
therefore can have human-like creativity and exibility.</p></abstract>

To solve a problem, an ordinary computer system executes an existing program. When
no such program is available, an AGI system may still be able to solve a concrete problem
instance. This paper introduces a new approach to do so in a reasoning system that
adapts to its environment and works with insuffcient knowledge and resources. The related
approaches are compared, and several conceptual issues are analyzed. It is concluded that
an AGI system can solve a problem with or without a problem-specific program, and
therefore can have human-like creativity and exibility.

Solving a Problem With or Without a Program

Journal of Artificial General Intelligence

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To solve a problem, an ordinary computer system executes an existing program. When
no such program is available, an AGI system may still be able to solve a...

Solving a Problem With or Without a Program

Published Online: Jan 04, 2013

Page range: 43 - 73

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10229-011-0021-5

Keywords
problem, solution, program, computation, algorithm, self-programming, knowledge and resources restriction, case-by-case problem-solving

This content is open access.

Solving a Problem With or Without a Program

Published Online: Jan 04, 2013

Page range: 43 - 73

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10229-011-0021-5

Keywordsproblem, solution, program, computation, algorithm, self-programming, knowledge and resources restriction, case-by-case problem-solving

This content is open access.

Keywords
problem, solution, program, computation, algorithm, self-programming, knowledge and resources restriction, case-by-case problem-solving