Artificial General Problem Solver

OpenAI ChatGPT 4o assisted in text refining for this article. Why Artificial General Problem Solver? Instead of aiming for the grandiose and often vague goal of Artificial General Intelligence, which aspires to replicate the full breadth of human-like cognition, it can be far more productive to focus on developing an Artificial General Problem Solver. This approach defines intelligence in actionable, testable terms: the capacity to define a problem and learn from its world of objectives, inputs, and outputs, and to find solutions systematically from such a world model of the problem. By concentrating on problem-solving as the core function, AI research can remain grounded in clear objectives, interpretable reasoning, and practical applications, while avoiding the pitfalls of anthropomorphism and overgeneralization. In essence, an Artificial General Problem Solver reframes the quest for “intelligence” into building systems that understand, model, and solve the worlds of problems we care...