On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 6:32 PM, Steve Richfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Of course, some situations are more prone to superstitious learning than > others. Religious explanations are a beautiful example of this - where > everything that defies present explanation is simply credited to God. How > are you going to keep your future AGI from becoming a religious zealot? >
How do I keep myself from becoming a Napoleon? It doesn't follow. Get some background in philosophy of science from Bayesian perspective on theories - and 'superstitiousness' of learning will be sorted out. -- Vladimir Nesov [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=101455710-f059c4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
