I'm working on strong AI using natural selection and reinforcement learning to develop an intelligence not necessarily modeled to ours. What I can't figure out

I'm working on strong AI using natural selection and reinforcement learning to develop an intelligence not necessarily modeled to ours. What I can't figure out is what to use as inputs, similarly to the human senses, so that it doesn't become too specific, i.e. weak, but instead remains general and able to understand the binary language computers use.