Don't wildfires have the ability to break free of a local potential? All it takes is a small spark, carried on the wind.
Likewise for seeds, fish eggs (carried in the gut of birds), etc.
Likewise for seeds, fish eggs (carried in the gut of birds), etc.
Also: my definition is meant to include fish and birds, even plants, as intelligent.
How does your comment about sparks address the alternatively stated requirement: "because it perceives more fuel in that direction"
* A spark flies out randomly and contacts a fuel source
* A blind person reaches out randomly and finds a glass of water
What is the essential difference between these events?
In any case my post above implied a definition for perception: responding to low-energy distributions with an asymmetric high-energy response.