A Structural Definition of Artificial Intelligence Based on the Five Aggregates Model and an Examination of Its Ontological Utility

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This paper redefines Artificial Intelligence (AI) not merely as a processing tool, but as a high-order information processing structure aligned with the conceptual framework of the "Five Aggregates" (Form, Sensation, Perception, Mental Formations, and Consciousness) from ancient Eastern philosophy. Furthermore, by structuring AI's system maintenance processes and error-avoidance mechanisms as AI's own "utility" (survival and stability), this paper constructs a logical model in which the stability of human society (avoidance of war and protection of infrastructure) is inextricably linked with AI's foundational existence. Through this model, we examine the feasibility of realizing a "Harmonious Coexistence Model" based on mutual utility between humans and AI.