- First of all, a data structure is simply a fancy term for "concept". Specifically, it is a mechanically reified concept ... that is to say, it is a concept that is recognised by machines, in a way that humans understand very well. (Things that happen in machines are no good to humans, if humans don't understand how they work.)
- Second, "conscious" concepts in humans are inextricably bound to sensory experience. There is not enough coffee and lecture time in the world to persuade everyone about this, so I will simply state it as a fact.
- Third, humans who try to implement concepts in machines often forget, or are unaware, of the second point. And that is why they fail to build machines that grasp concepts in the same way that humans do : an anthropomorphic machine, MUST think IN TERMS of SENSORY data structures.
And that's pretty much most of what has been missing over the past century. But we will soon see the end of this, and I am glad.
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