Introduction

The following two chapters will discuss the basic organizational unit under the framework of Intelligenism: the Intelligent Consortium. The chapter “On the Intelligent Consortium” primarily introduces the principles and settings of the Intelligent Consortium. In contrast, the chapter “Construction of the Intelligent Consortium” will outline the construction process of the Intelligent Consortium based on the principles and settings established in the preceding chapter. In this chapter, I will first briefly introduce the characteristics and limitations of traditional cybernetic organizations, and then gradually expand on the principal setting of the Intelligent Consortium organization. This approach will provide readers with a clearer understanding of the perspectives and design principles of the Intelligent Consortium, thereby avoiding the organizational limitations of similar cybernetic organizations.

As the fundamental organizational unit of intelligenism, the Intelligent Consortium not only represents the real-world manifestation of intelligenism but also serves as a prerequisite for its realization. Suppose intelligenism can be compared to the computer game Minecraft. In that case, individuals (humans, as the intelligent agents within the Intelligent Consortium network) are the building blocks for constructing diverse content within the game. In the process of constructing this building block into the overall content, the intelligent consortium serves as functional modules within this overall content. Their construction can be achieved through the use of human individuals, other traditional business organizations (such as companies and partnerships), other intelligent consortium, and even artificial intelligence programs.

The primary purpose of “On the Intelligent Consortium” is to propose some foundational settings for the construction of the Intelligent Consortium. Under the non-cybernetic organizational framework of Intelligenism, I have no intention of establishing overly substantive rules for either Intelligenism or the Intelligent Consortium. Both the concept of Intelligenism and the construction settings of the Intelligent Consortium should be built upon a sufficiently simple foundation. As Laozi stated in the Tao Te Ching, “The Dao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things.” The conceptual settings of Intelligenism and the Intelligent Consortium should ideally remain at the level of “one,” leaving the progression from “two” to “all things” to future practitioners. I hope that the conceptual settings for Intelligenism in this book are not rigid or unchangeable; perhaps one day they can evolve into more varied options, providing intelligent individuals with additional theoretical and methodological approaches when facing external environments, thereby enabling organizations to achieve greater theoretical adaptability in diverse scenarios. In summary, as I proposed in the concept of “The Philosophical Foundation of Intelligenism”: “Reject asserting absolute truth, and instead focus on the theoretical adaptability of individuals in practice.” This is what I consider the most fundamental setting of Intelligenism, reflecting its pragmatic nature.

The chapter “Construction of the Intelligent Consortium” will build upon the foundational settings of “On the Intelligent Consortium” to conduct a deductive construction process. However, this process is inevitably experimental and speculative in nature, as I, as the proponent of this system, currently face the unavoidable challenge of lacking real-world practical experience. Thus, the adaptability of this deductive construction process and its value in specific scenarios cannot be determined at this stage. This chapter is, at best, a form of thought experiment, and I cannot assert its value as an absolute truth. Nevertheless, “Construction of the Intelligent Consortium” presents readers with a thought experiment aimed at realizing the vision of Intelligenism. I foresee that, whether during the reading process or in future practices, readers and practitioners will generate many ideas regarding both the experimental outcomes and the experimental process (steps), and they may conceive various implementation paths. This does not signify the failure of Intelligenism or this book; instead, it highlights the vitality of Intelligenism and the Intelligent Consortium. Perhaps one day, countless practitioners will prove that the construction process of the Intelligent Consortium proposed in this book is naive and inefficient, and I will gladly accept this fact, taking pride in the fact that more people are thinking and experimenting along this path. I also hope that Intelligenism and the Intelligent Consortium can serve as a new canvas, much like the game Minecraft, for future practitioners to realize their visions and ideas.