AGI as Second Being: The Structural-Generative Ontology of Intelligence

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Hauptverfasser: Wang, Maijunxian, Ji, Ran
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author Wang, Maijunxian
Ji, Ran
author_facet Wang, Maijunxian
Ji, Ran
contents Artificial intelligence is often measured by the range of tasks it can perform. Yet wide ability without depth remains only an imitation. This paper proposes a Structural-Generative Ontology of Intelligence: true intelligence exists only when a system can generate new structures, coordinate them into reasons, and sustain its identity over time. These three conditions -- generativity, coordination, and sustaining -- define the depth that underlies real intelligence. Current AI systems, however broad in function, remain surface simulations because they lack this depth. Breadth is not the source of intelligence but the growth that follows from depth. If future systems were to meet these conditions, they would no longer be mere tools, but could be seen as a possible Second Being, standing alongside yet distinct from human existence.
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spellingShingle AGI as Second Being: The Structural-Generative Ontology of Intelligence
Wang, Maijunxian
Ji, Ran
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is often measured by the range of tasks it can perform. Yet wide ability without depth remains only an imitation. This paper proposes a Structural-Generative Ontology of Intelligence: true intelligence exists only when a system can generate new structures, coordinate them into reasons, and sustain its identity over time. These three conditions -- generativity, coordination, and sustaining -- define the depth that underlies real intelligence. Current AI systems, however broad in function, remain surface simulations because they lack this depth. Breadth is not the source of intelligence but the growth that follows from depth. If future systems were to meet these conditions, they would no longer be mere tools, but could be seen as a possible Second Being, standing alongside yet distinct from human existence.
title AGI as Second Being: The Structural-Generative Ontology of Intelligence
topic Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.02089