----- Original Message ----- From: "Shane Legg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [agi] Language and AGI (was Re: Early Apps)
> > I guess people continue to do AI with languages like English > because that is what is of practical use and where more money > is likely to be. > > Shane A newspeak style language might be useful for communicating with fairly simple AI's An emerging mind would probably have no more use for 10 synonyms for "have" than a baby learning to talk does. But natural language may be one of the more 'difficult' approaches to AI. The various experiments that have been conducted in regards to the Sapir-Worf hypothesis lead me to question the notion of language as the root of intelligence. It seems likely to me that a human stores and manipulates primarily conceptual constructions, not linguistic ones. The language one speaks certainly influences thought processes, but few people think in sentences. J Standley ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?[EMAIL PROTECTED]
