You raise several good points, and I completely agree. Intelligence is an emergent property but there are some prerequisite to intelligence. Memory formations, original thought generation (imagination and creativity), anticipation, multifunctional trigger ability (think of how our one sense triggers responses of other senses). These emergent properties result in intelligence. We are exploring this principle first approach at JN Research. If you are interested, i would recommend this blog post: https://jn-research.com/blog/f/beyond-ai-%E2%80%93-introduci...