Systems Explaining Systems: A Framework for Intelligence and Consciousness
arXiv Preprint Archive January 7, 2026 Sean Niklas Semmler
This paper proposes a conceptual framework in which intelligence and consciousness emerge from relational structure rather than from prediction or domain-specific mechanisms. Intelligence is defined as the capacity to form and integrate causal connections between signals, actions, and internal states. Through context enrichment, systems interpret incoming information using learned relational...