Furthermore, it seems to me if AGI is the goal, researchers would need to study those features of the world that caused natural general intelligence (instantiated in humans) to arise. So thank goodness they're not doing that.
I would say researchers need to study the features of the world that make general intelligence possible. What computational structure does the world have that allows us to understand it?
I searched the posts but didn't find a great deal of relevant information. Has anyone taken a serious crack at it, preferably someone who would like to share their thoughts? Is the material worthwhile? Are there any dubious portions or any sections one might want to avoid reading (either due to bad ideas or for time saving reasons)? I'm considering investing a chunk of time into investigating Legg's work so any feedback would be much appreciated, and it seems likely that there might be others who would like some perspective on it as well.