A human manipulates what using their intelligence?

In the context of Artificial Intelligence Foundation principles, intelligence is fundamentally defined by how an agent (human or artificial) interacts with its surroundings. Humans utilize their cognitive abilities, learning, and reasoning to perceive, understand, and ultimately manipulate their environment to achieve specific goals. This concept forms the baseline for defining artificial intelligence, where AI agents are designed to mimic this human capability. By sensing conditions and acting upon them, humans alter their environment to ensure survival, improve living conditions, or solve complex problems. Therefore, the environment is the primary medium that is manipulated through the application of human intelligence, serving as the foundational model for intelligent agent design in AI systems.

B. Space: Space is a physical dimension, but intelligence specifically interacts with and manipulates the broader environment (which includes objects, conditions, and contexts), not just spatial dimensions.

C. Objective: An objective is a goal to be achieved, not the medium or surroundings that are manipulated to achieve that goal.

D. Mission: A mission is a specific task or purpose. Intelligence is used to accomplish a mission by manipulating the environment, not by manipulating the mission itself.

1. Russell, S., & Norvig, P. (2021). Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (4th ed.). Pearson. Section 1.1 (Defining AI) and Section 2.1 (Agents and Environments), pp. 1-4, 36-38.