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On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 7:23 AM, Jim Bromer <[email protected]> wrote: > A strong correlation between a relatively inscrutable event and a reliably > observable event is very useful because the observable event can be used as > an observation objective that can stand for the inscrutable event. However, > it is an unlikely pairing. It is more likely that we will find that an > observable event is only weakly correlated with the more inscrutable event. > However, by using multiple 'vantages' you might find many different > observable events which can be used as observation objectives to indicate > that a more inscrutable event has occurred. By finding different > observation objectives which can combine to enhance the weak correlations > of the individual observation objectives, an AGI program would be more > likely to be capable of inferring that the inscrutable event has occurred. > We also need to be able to find observation objectives that can be combined > to help distinguish between more elusive events which might both be > associated with some particular group of observation events. > > Jim Bromer > *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
