Evolution

The Loop of Cognition

The Loop of Cognition

How “intelligence” is constellated on a silicon basis
Claus Riehle, Thorsten Pötter, Thomas Steckenreiter
In process engineering, one thinks of production operations that are controlled or regulated by sensors and actuators. And any realization of matter transformation is based on a physical substratum, which holds equally for living systems and their behaviour. The article distinguishes between three system levels: the functional level, the interface to the environment and the cognitive level of. Using these three levels, the learning cycle or the previous Cognitive Loop can be very well illustrated. If one compares with this way of distinction the Bio-Informatization of human intelligence with the technical development stages of mechanization, automation, regulation and deep learning, then the cybernetic-sociological term “operational closure” becomes understandable. It becomes obvious that in the context of a digitized culture of production and organization, we should be prepared for a new kind of cognitive loop based on silicon (SI), an intelligent system behavior via ...
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 36 | 2020 | Edition 2 | Pages 52-56 | DOI 10.30844/I40M_20-2_S52-56
The German Industry – Fit for Change?

The German Industry - Fit for Change?

Corporate X: Lösungsansätze für die aktuellen Herausforderungen
Daniel Motus, Michael Scheuchl, Björn Sommer
Industry and export are the engine of the German economy. Not least the financial crisis and the impact on the real economy showed that the general conditions of the industrial enterprises change increasingly faster and radically. Changes which have been observed for longer times are enforced by the aftermath of the financial crisis. Two category groups can be identified as main challenges for the German industry: encrusted structures and socio-technical change. In companies the classical management methods are widely spread whose effectivity relies on the entire knowledge of causal connections and influence factors. But against the background of the actual challenges this not the status quo. This article explains how the comparison with nature offers explanations and approaches for the described problem.
Industrie Management | Volume 26 | 2010 | Edition 4 | Pages 78-81