Of course, I also hold that language itself cannot be the fundamental way information is handled in a generally intelligent system, even if a great deal of useful work can be done with straight manipulation of it. I guess it may be unfair for me to say that something like that would not be intelligent at all. GOFAI is real intelligence. It's just its own kind, and surprisingly limited. andi
But, GOFAI is not the going to be the last word on the use of language as the fundamental IO of AI anymore than Eliza was the last word on an application of text based AI. (Watson is a better case of the most recent word in a text-based application of AI.) Jim Bromer On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 7:19 AM, Andrew G. Babian <[email protected]>wrote: > > "Mike Tintner" wrote: > > There is only one universal “language” that runs through,and underlines, > all sign systems and all forms of conceptualisation, including symbolic > language. Graphics/ figures. > > > Sorry, but graphics and figures are simply not language. There are no > lexicons. They don't have grammars, and aren't recursive or composable. > Maybe they can be informationally complete, but they are simply a > completely different sort of thing. I would hesitate to say such a program > would be doomed, but the special nature of language is a very critical > point. > > Of course, I also hold that language itself cannot be the fundamental > way information is handled in a generally intelligent system, even if a > great deal of useful work can be done with straight manipulation of it. I > guess it may be unfair for me to say that something like that would not be > intelligent at all. GOFAI is real intelligence. It's just its own kind, > and surprisingly limited. > andi > > > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/10561250-470149cf> | > 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
