Mike, When I write about "my system", (which sounds like it is designed somewhat like yours), I am talking about a system that has only been thought about deeply, but never yet built.
When you write about "my system" do you actually have something up and running? If so, hats off to you. And, if so, how much do you have up and running, how much of it can you describe, and what sorts of things can it do and how well does it work? Ed Porter -----Original Message----- From: Mike Tintner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 4:16 PM To: agi@v2.listbox.com Subject: Re: Human Irrationality [WAS Re: [agi] None of you seem to be able ..] Richard: in my system, decisions about what to do next are the result of hundreds or thousands of "atoms" (basic units of knowledge, all of which are active processors) coming together in a very context-dependent way and trying to form coherent models of the situation. This cloud of knowledge atoms will cause an outcome to emerge, but they almost never go through a sequence of steps, like a linear computer program, to generate an outcome. As a result I cannot exactly predict what they will do on a particular occasion (they will have a general consistency in their behavior, but that consistency is not imposed by a sequence of machine instructions, it is emergent). Sounds - just a tad - like somewhat recent Darwinian selection ideas of how the brain thinks. Do you think the brain actually thinks in your way? Doesn't have to - but you claim to be based on the brain. (You don't have a self engaged in conscious, "to be or not to be,"decisionmaking, I take it?) ----- 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/?&; ----- 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/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=73985772-4d045e
