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Towards a universal language of concepts: A survey

A survey paper submitted to arXiv on September 3, 2026, proposes that computer programs are a strong candidate for a universal representation of concepts, reviewing computational models of concept learning that use programs as their concept representation. The paper, titled 'Towards a universal language of concepts: A survey,' evaluates these models' contribution toward a universal representational language, aiming to address how humans learn and generalize novel concepts from sparse data.

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Abstract:Humans can learn and generalize novel concepts from sparse data because they express knowledge in rich structural formats. In this paper, we propose that programs are a strong candidate for universal representation of concepts. We review computational models of concept learning that use programs as their concept representation and evaluate their contribution toward a universal representational language.

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