This research proposes a theory on domain structure evolution in AGI, suggesting new mechanisms for intelligence development.
Current AGI research remains mired in the bottleneck of “digital centrism” characterized by parameter fitting, failing to explain how microscopic units emerge into macroscopic intelligence. The core deficiency lies in the absence of a middle-layer ontology bridging these two levels. Drawing upon the first principles of complex systems, this paper proposes a General Agent Dynamics theory. Its pivotal breakthrough lies in ontologizing the intelligent middle layer into “Domains,” establishing them as independent causal agents that bridge microscopic foundations and macroscopic behaviors. The theory elucidates the mechanisms of generation, steady-state maintenance, and evolution of these entities driven by “operational conflict minimization,” and constructs a three-layer nested architecture—“Core-Module-Domain”—centered on domains. This research bridges the paradigmatic gap from “numerical fitting” to “structural evolution,” filling the “ontological void” in intelligence science and providing a novel dynamical foundation for AGI architecture design, behavioral interpretation, and system collaboration.
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