On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Mike Tintner <[email protected]>wrote:
> You can only have an algo for a journey if you have already made the > journey, and can predict the territory, – and have a route[s]-map. (That > incl. “ replotting alternative ways of getting there” after meeting > unforeseen obstacles). By extension, you can only have problems of > complexity if you already have a known set of possible journeys/route-maps > to consider (a la Travelling Salesman Problem).. > That’s why algos only work in artificial controlled environments like > factories, labs and warehouses, which are fully known and have been > artificially structured to be predictable.. > > Sub programs are able to operate to deal with novel situations like finding new paths through territory which wasn't fully known pr artificially structured to be predictable. Jim Bromer ------------------------------------------- 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
