> > Constraining the search space and using boundaries with transcendent > overlaps are ways which our programs might avoid combinatorial explosions. > And we can use branching indexes as a means to find more detailed > information. Then, if particular 'ideas' are more closely associated with > particular index branches (or with other 'ideas' that are associatively > distributed in a similar way) they might not come to mind unless there is > some other reason to be looking at that particular group of 'ideas'. If > 'ideas' should be associated with other groups of ideas (or at other points > on the index) then they can be cross associated. However, the index > associations should be categorized or sub indexed in some way so that the > system does not become overwhelmed by associating all 'ideas' at the root > or initial path into the index.
This is exactly what I was getting at with the OO analogy. You are talking about encapsulation in different words. On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Jim Bromer <[email protected]> wrote: > So the program needs to be able to form 'ideas' but then it needs to be > able to use them in different ways. For example you may know something and > use that knowledge in your thinking without necessarily acting on that > particular piece of knowledge. We can talk about an explosion without > actually exploding something. > > > Constraining the search space and using boundaries with transcendent > overlaps are ways which our programs might avoid combinatorial explosions. > And we can use branching indexes as a means to find more detailed > information. Then, if particular 'ideas' are more closely associated with > particular index branches (or with other 'ideas' that are associatively > distributed in a similar way) they might not come to mind unless there is > some other reason to be looking at that particular group of 'ideas'. If > 'ideas' should be associated with other groups of ideas (or at other points > on the index) then they can be cross associated. However, the index > associations should be categorized or sub indexed in some way so that the > system does not become overwhelmed by associating all 'ideas' at the root > or initial path into the index. > > > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/23050605-2da819ff> | > 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-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
