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Digital twin studies reveal that domain-general learning algorithms can explain both innate knowledge and learned abilities in brains. This suggests a universal principle of "space-time fitting" underlies intelligence across species and machines.

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  • Cognitive Science
  • Neuroscience
  • Artificial Intelligence

Background:

  • The debate on intelligence origins centers on innate knowledge versus learning from experience.
  • Nativism posits innate, domain-specific systems, while empiricism favors domain-general learning systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the core learning algorithms in newborn brains.
  • To address the nativism vs. empiricism debate using digital twin studies.

Main Methods:

  • Digital twin studies comparing newborn animals and artificial agents in identical environments and tasks.
  • Reverse engineering of learning algorithms in simulated newborn brains.

Main Results:

  • Domain-general algorithms acquired animal-like perception from postnatal visual experiences, supporting empiricism.
  • Domain-general algorithms generated innate, domain-specific knowledge from prenatal experiences (retinal waves), supporting nativism.

Conclusions:

  • A universal principle, termed "space-time fitting," unifies nativist and empiricist findings.
  • Space-time fitting offers a framework for understanding the origins of intelligence in humans, animals, and machines.