Hi Matt, I am not sure that your interpretation of the NFL-theorem is the best one. What I wanted to say is that, most likely no explosion in intelligence is possible. NFL-theorem tells us why.
If this is correct, then we should not worry about AI taking over. That is all I wanted to say. Danko Dr. Danko Nikolić www.danko-nikolic.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/danko-nikolic/ -- I wonder, how is the brain able to generate insight? -- On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 7:17 PM Matt Mahoney <mattmahone...@gmail.com> wrote: > Pardon my last empty response. > > On Fri, Sep 8, 2023, 12:16 AM Danko Nikolic <danko.niko...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Matt, >> >> If the no-free-lunch theory applies to AGI, then we are good. >> >> Danko >> > > The no free lunch theorem can be interpreted to say that learning is > impossible because all theories are equally likely. That is wrong. What we > use in practice (because it works) is Occam's Razor. Theories with shorter > description lengths are more likely. No other probability distribution over > a countably infinite set is possible. > > Dr. Danko Nikolić >> www.danko-nikolic.com >> https://www.linkedin.com/in/danko-nikolic/ >> > > Neural networks are adaptive, right? > > -- I wonder, how is the brain able to generate insight? -- > > Insight is what a search algorithm feels like. It is part of our survival > instinct. Positive reinforcement of computation, input, and output gives us > the sensations of consciousness, qualia, and free will. Without them, life > wouldn't be worth living and you would have fewer offspring. > > We know they are illusions because we can't objectively define them. The > big tech companies that are actually making progress in AI know that what > the brain is doing is computation, not magic. > > *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/T206dd0e37a9e7407-Mb5d1552693951e164d748da5> > ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T206dd0e37a9e7407-M04ca0bb4aba60e3dec22e63a Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
