His request explicitly said he is focusing on voice and vision. I think that is enough specificity...
ben On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 9:22 PM, Matt Mahoney <matmaho...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Wouldn't it depend on the other researcher's area of expertise? > > > -- Matt Mahoney, matmaho...@yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ben Goertzel <b...@goertzel.org> > *To:* agi <agi@v2.listbox.com> > *Sent:* Sat, August 7, 2010 9:10:23 PM > *Subject:* [agi] Help requested: Making a list of (non-robotic) AGI low > hanging fruit apps > > Hi, > > A fellow AGI researcher sent me this request, so I figured I'd throw it > out to you guys.... > > **** > I'm putting together an AGI pitch for investors and thinking of low > hanging fruit applications to argue for. I'm intentionally not > involving any mechanics (robots, moving parts, etc.). I'm focusing on > voice (i.e. conversational agents) and perhaps vision-based systems. > Hellen Keller AGI, if you will :) > > Along those lines, I'd like any ideas you may have that would fall > under this description. I need to substantiate the case for such AGI > technology by making an argument for high-value apps. All ideas are > welcome. > **** > > All serious responses will be appreciated!! > > Also, I would be grateful if we > could keep this thread closely focused on direct answers to this > question, rather than > digressive discussions on Helen Keller, the nature of AGI, the definition > of AGI > versus narrow AI, the achievability or unachievability of AGI, etc. > etc. If you think > the question is bad or meaningless or unclear or whatever, that's > fine, but please > start a new thread with a different subject line to make your point. > > If the discussion is useful, my intention is to mine the answers into a > compact > list to convey to him > > Thanks! > Ben G > > > ------------------------------------------- > 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/?& > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > *agi* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > -- Ben Goertzel, PhD CEO, Novamente LLC and Biomind LLC CTO, Genescient Corp Vice Chairman, Humanity+ Advisor, Singularity University and Singularity Institute External Research Professor, Xiamen University, China b...@goertzel.org "I admit that two times two makes four is an excellent thing, but if we are to give everything its due, two times two makes five is sometimes a very charming thing too." -- Fyodor Dostoevsky ------------------------------------------- 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=8660244-6e7fb59c Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com