On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 5:31 AM, Mike Tintner <[email protected]>wrote:
> You & others think that an AGI computer is going to be wise about the > world by sifting through textual documents, and working out logically > whether “JOHN LOVES MARY”. You're battling a straw man here, hmm? I've already been explicit that I, personally, think it will be best to connect AGI systems to robots in order to achieve human-like general intelligence.... In such a system, the logic and math underlying the AGI's algorithms will be used to interpret the data from the robot's sensors, and to control the data fed to the robot's actuators.... Of course, the proof of the pudding will be in whether the completed system manages to learn how to control the robot intelligently... I imagine you as a troll watching a team of engineers and scientists build a rocket. You, the troll, deny the theory of rocketry has any relevance to building real rockets, because that theory uses math, and the world is after all not obviously made of math. Anyway they didn't teach you much about math back in troll school. Meanwhile, the engineers and scientists are about 25% done with building their rocket. And you're wasting your time, and causing annoyance, standing there pointing your trolly little finger at them, screeching "Hahaha!! You idiots, can't you see that your supposedly 25% complete rocket can't fly 25% of the way to the moon?? Don't you understand that if you want anyone to believe your completed rocket will fly to the moon, you need to show success according to quantifiable metrics of incremental progress; you need to show real evidence!!!" Eventually, when the rocket blasts off, the troll brushes the ashes off his beard and somehow convinces himself it was just an illusion... Duuuhhh... -- Ben G ------------------------------------------- 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
