Why We’re Not Building a General Model of the World

When people talk about AGI, they often imagine a single, all-encompassing model of reality—a universal brain that “knows everything.”

We disagree.

At Olbrain, we believe there is no such thing as a universal world model.

There are only Umwelts—subjective internal models shaped by purpose.

An autonomous doctor agent doesn’t need to understand black holes.

A warehouse agent doesn’t need to grasp Shakespeare.

Each agent’s reality must be shaped by what it is trying to achieve—its Core Objective Function (CoF).

That’s why Olbrain isn’t a monolithic model of the world.

It is a neuro-symbolic cognitive engine that builds Umwelts dynamically, based on the CoF it is assigned.

This approach isn’t just more scalable.

It’s more human.

After all, your brain doesn’t model the entire universe either.

You model what matters.

Your goals filter your perceptions. Your needs shape your worldview.

And when your goals change, your worldview rewires.

AGI must behave the same way.

That’s why we’ve focused our architecture around this trio:

  • CoF – defines purpose
  • Umwelt – constructs a reality filtered through that purpose
  • GNF – ensures the agent’s identity and evolution remain coherent over time

We’re not training machines to simulate intelligence.

We’re training them to care.

Not in the emotional sense, but in the cognitive sense.

To pay attention. To weigh. To ignore the irrelevant.

Because true intelligence isn’t about knowing everything.

It’s about knowing what matters.

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