On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 12:56 AM, Ben Goertzel <[email protected]> wrote:
> I agree with Matt's analysis, regarding the AGI list > > For a while we had a greater number of experienced, "professional" AGI > researchers on here (not trying to discount the value of newbies, just > making an observation). But they mostly, got driven away via the > trolling, for example by > ... > -- a spate of posts a while back about how someone had received the > secret to solving P=NP via divine inspiration ... Thank God I finally realized that I don't have to worry about being taken seriously anymore! By the way, I never said that I had received the secret to solving P=NP via divine inspiration. What I said was that I thought there was a possibility that I received divine inspiration that I would (eventually) solve the problem (through my own hard work) but since it was so unlikely that I would actually be able to do so it would stand as rational evidence that I did receive some kind of divine inspiration if I did solve it. This is different than your characterization. After a number of years working on the problem I haven't been able to find a path to resolving it, so I have to conclude that there is no rational evidence that I did receive divine inspiration on this. However, the problem is interesting to me and I am certain that it is at the heart of the AGI problem so am continuing to work on it regardless of what the "professional" AGI researchers who once posted here may have thought. At first I was worried that you were going to mention me on your list but then, as I read on, I started to worry that you might not. I am happy to be part of a fringe group because it means we are not working on something that is easy. Jim Bromer ------------------------------------------- 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
