On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 12:30 AM, Russell Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It certainly wasn't a strawman as of a couple of years ago; I've had > arguments with people who seemed to seriously believe in the > possibility of creating AI in a sealed box in someone's basement > without any feedback from the environment. > > If nobody believes that anymore, well, then that is significant progress.
One does not write scientific papers to address "arguments with people". If someone has said, in print, that this is a good direction then getting them to nail down specifics is the next step.. then addressing the feasibility is acceptable - well, sort of, these "negative" papers are never well received, as they don't make forward progress in the field, but if *everyone* is looking at closed box RSI and you feel the field isn't moving forward because of that, then it might make sense to publish a paper pointing out everyone's blindness.. but that's not that case.. not even close. Trent ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=120640061-aded06 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
