What kind of time frame?
On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Eric B. Ramsay <[email protected]>wrote: > I will wager $100 that NO breakthrough will arise from any of the > persons who are frequent contributors to this list. > > --- On *Tue, 9/25/12, Ben Goertzel <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Ben Goertzel <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [agi] Waning activity > To: "AGI" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 9:21 AM > > > > I have to admit that I am not that impressed with Ben Goertzel's > "experienced, "professional" AGI researchers," because they just have not > solved the kinds of problems that need to be solved. > > > > Yes, nobody has solved the AGI problem yet. > > However, there are some folks who are working hard at trying to solve the > AGI problem, and who quit the list due to not being amused by wading > through email discussions on peoples' alleged divine inspiration, their > experiments with body temperature modification, their idea that AGI should > be pursued only via networking together humans, the idea that all AGI > researchers are deluded fools who don't understand the nature of general > intelligence, etc. etc. ;/ .... > > So I guess there are two separate qualities here > > A) being experienced and professional at AGI work > > B) having low tolerance for large volumes of digressive, flaky-looking > dialogue > > and I have observed that "A implies B" with a reasonably high truth value > ;) > > I am certainly open to the possibility that the great practical AGI > breakthrough will come from an amateur newbie, and even from someone who > liked to post digressive-looking messages. Innovation can come from all > sorts of wacky places as history shows!! > > -- Ben > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/6625227-9501ad94> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com/> > > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/10561250-164650b2> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com/> > ------------------------------------------- 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
