# “Prediction” from the first principles

**URL:** https://discourse.numenta.org/t/prediction-from-the-first-principles/4307
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**Created:** [August 5, 2018, 10:46pm UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/prediction-from-the-first-principles/4307 "2018-08-05T22:46:39Z")
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### Author: ![rhyolight](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.numenta.org/rhyolight/32/3922_2.png) [@rhyolight](https://discourse.numenta.org/u/rhyolight)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/prediction-from-the-first-principles/4307/29 "2018-08-07T16:49:09Z")

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> [@bkaz](#):
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> I agree with Jeff et al that intelligence is all about hierarchical pattern discovery and prediction.

What Jeff said in On Intelligence about hierarchy is not exactly how we think about hierarchy anymore. We think objects are being recognized at all levels, not just being composed at higher levels. This is different from the standard hierarchy model. Lots of discussion about this at [Follow-up question to Podcast 1 with Jeff (location, orientation, and attention)](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/follow-up-question-to-podcast-1-with-jeff-location-orientation-and-attention/4230).

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