> Hmmm. I think the critical problem is neither processing speed, NOR > software engineering per se -- it's having a "mind design" that's correct in > all the details. > > Or is that what you meant by "software engineering"? To me, software > engineering is about HOW you build it, not about WHAT you build in a > mathematical/conceptual sense.
That is what I meant, yes. The WHAT that you build. The HOW isn't so much important except in that it's efficient enough to get the job done and doesn't leave the authors lost. I guess my point is that if you take as a thought experiment the idea that on waking up tomorrow and we found all of our cpu's magically running at 10x the speed (memory 10x, etc), we wouldn't be that much closer to an AGI because we're still working on what to do with the power. However, with your experience at webmind you would know better than I how cpu limits constrain AGI design. > And cheaper computers let individuals in less wealthy nations get online and > start computing, which adds more brainpower to the mix... > > -- Ben G An excellent, and rarely stated point. ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?[EMAIL PROTECTED]
