> > When this list was formed, > there were several people who were working on AGI projects. All but > Ben have left.
I'm working on one, too. I'm just not public about it. On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 5:08 PM, Matt Mahoney <[email protected]>wrote: > On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 12:54 PM, David Clark <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > 1. I believe that AGI can be created using software we have today, > on computers that exist today. AGI has not been created yet so I have no > proof that this is true, even though I am acting as if it is. > > > > 2. I believe that AGI can’t move forward until programs have the > unlimited ability to create other programs. This hasn’t happened yet and > therefore I have no proof that this capability will be more successful than > current approaches BUT at least it isn’t one of the techniques that we know > doesn’t work. > > > > I am acting as if these 2 beliefs were true while I have no proof they > are. Guilty as charged. > > > > If people on this list don’t also believe my first assumption, I don’t > understand why they would be on this list! > > Minsky and Kurzweil are not on this list. When this list was formed, > there were several people who were working on AGI projects. All but > Ben have left. > > > I have many arguments that point to my second assumption being correct > but no proof. > > The BASIC interpreter on my Commodore 64 had self-modifying code. It > is an interesting concept, but not new. More importantly, it does not > address the high cost of AGI in hardware, software, and training data. > I do not believe (1). Computers today have nowhere near the computing > capacity of the human brain with respect to neural models of vision, > language, and robotics. > > -- > -- Matt Mahoney, [email protected] > > > ------------------------------------------- > AGI > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/23050605-2da819ff > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: 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
