I think the most relevant implication of the No Free Lunch Theorem here is that a general intelligence is mathematically impossible.
Do you agree? On Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 2:08 PM Jim Bromer <[email protected]> wrote: > I am learning a little. The no free lunch theorem depends on the analysis > of an imperfect system that will lead to perfect knowledge. But in real > world it is possible that someone might come up with a solution to a > complicated problem that would have to be heavily developed in order to be > tested. Reality intelligence deals with that situation all the time. We > sometimes ignore steps to solutions just because of the costs of > development and testing would be so high. That is the actual nature of > search. My argument is that the No Free Lunch theorem, while a useful bit > of insight, is not actually what is keeping us from making useful > discoveries in AI or AGI. The universe is open to an abundance of useful > discoveries *just because* we do not have perfect knowledge, and most of us > could stumble over a great discovery without realizing it. By looking > carefully at practical experiences, even without making any great > discoveries, we can start to better deal with the real world. > Now, you might say that you cannot think outside the box because that is > the No Free Lunch cost of your everyday thinking. But do any of you > actually believe that? > *Artificial General Intelligence List <https://agi.topicbox.com/latest>* > / AGI / see discussions <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi> + > participants <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/members> + delivery > options <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription> Permalink > <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/Ta433301e9ac5fb42-M86b52b5179bf45be4b97d5cf> > -- Dr. Danko Nikolić www.danko-nikolic.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/danko-nikolic/ ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/Ta433301e9ac5fb42-Ma1012b292089c83ab4e386aa Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
