n ntllgnc nd rtfcl ntllgnc, n ntllgnt gnt () s n gnt tht prcvs ts nvrnmnt, tks ctns tnmsly n rdr t chv gls, nd my mprv ts prfrmnc wth lrnng r cqrng knwldg.
n ntllgnt gnt my b smpl r cmplx: thrmstt r thr cntrl systm s cnsdrd n xmpl f n ntllgnt gnt, s s hmn bng, s s ny systm tht mts th dfntn, sch s frm, stt, r bm.
Ldng txtbks dfn "rtfcl ntllgnc" s th "stdy nd dsgn f ntllgnt gnts", dfntn tht cnsdrs gl-drctd bhvr t b th ssnc f ntllgnc. Gl-drctd gnts r ls dscrbd sng trm brrwd frm cnmcs, "rtnl gnt".
n gnt hs n "bjctv fnctn" tht ncpslts ll th 's gls. Sch n gnt s dsgnd t crt nd xct whtvr pln wll, pn cmpltn, mxmz th xpctd vl f th bjctv fnctn.
Fr xmpl, rnfrcmnt lrnng gnt hs "rwrd fnctn" tht llws th prgrmmrs t shp th 's dsrd bhvr, nd n vltnry lgrthm's bhvr s shpd by "ftnss fnctn".
ntllgnt gnts n rtfcl ntllgnc r clsly rltd t gnts n cnmcs, nd vrsns f th ntllgnt gnt prdgm r stdd n cgntv scnc, thcs, nd th phlsphy f prctcl rsn, s wll s n mny ntrdscplnry sc-cgntv mdlng nd cmptr scl smltns.
ntllgnt gnts r ftn dscrbd schmtclly s n bstrct fnctnl systm smlr t cmptr prgrm.
bstrct dscrptns f ntllgnt gnts r clld bstrct ntllgnt gnts () t dstngsh thm frm thr rl-wrld mplmnttns.
n tnms ntllgnt gnt s dsgnd t fnctn n th bsnc f hmn ntrvntn. ntllgnt gnts r ls clsly rltd t sftwr gnts. n tnms cmptr prgrm tht crrs t tsks n bhlf f srs.