On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 12:11 AM, Steve Richfield <[email protected]>wrote:
> OK, perhaps we should just stay here and distinguish "weak AGI" where > people attempt to somehow leverage data point computation into an > intelligent process as now seems to be the norm on this forum, and "strong > AGI" where we attempt to move up to whatever metalevel is at least as high > as our brains operate on, and which can also conceivably be performed by > plausibly manufacturable hardware, albeit not anything like present CPUs. > > Any problem with those terms? > Yes, 'strong AI' already has an established meaning, denoting the aim of producing a fully human level mind (by whatever method), as opposed to 'weak AI' which merely aims to make computers smarter and more useful than they currently are. Besides, you don't exactly need a PhD in psychology to figure out that many people will object to the word 'weak' being applied to their line of research! Personally I don't care about that so much as about the fact that your proposed usage is highly uninformative. Until you get enough like-minded people to start a separate mailing list, I would recommend coming up with a more descriptive term for your proposed line of research. ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-c97d2393 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-2484a968 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
