Hi.
the "establishment" are not on board. I just can't believe that , for example, almost all leading computer-science/cognitive-science professors are herd-following closed-minded stuck-in-the-muds. The leading universities do have their share of creative, free-thinking, inquisitive people, and the same goes for other parts of the "establishment".
I'm not that convinced that they are "not on board" when you talk with them in private, the fact is just that AGI is still a bit vague and very hard to sell (both in industry and as university research). I think the road with AGIRI and workshop that Ben has taken is very promising and might lead to a change in attitude. Recently I read an interview with Minsky and he seems to make a few points related to your question. Here is a link: http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17164&ch=infotech&sc=&pg=2 - lk P.S. Ben, did you consider trying to invite Minsky to an AGI workshop? Certainly it's hard and perhaps not possible yet, but that would be a large advertisement for AGI. ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
