Ben said: Actually Ray has enough $$ already.... I believe his main motivations for working w/ Google have to do with the massive data-stores and computer power they have, along with a team of smart hardworking people experienced with using these resources....
I agree with Ben. Ray is savvy enough to know the quickest way to accelerate research in a technology is to commercialize it and make it profitable. Google Now seems to be pushing voice technology towards intelligent agents that don't just wait to be asked a question. I'm not saying they are now intelligent or even able to process a large number of requests but such a system provides a skeletal platform to develop real intelligence behind. And a business model to interest competitors into jumping into the fray as well. One could argue that Siri got the ball rolling but it seems that Apples interest are mainly in selling things and Google's seems to be pushing the envelope a little farther by installing a visionary who has a track record for major invention. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Goertzel" <[email protected]> To: "AGI" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2013 2:44:56 AM Subject: Re: [agi] Big-Corporate vs. Independent AGI projects... On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 3:23 AM, Azn A < [email protected] > wrote: The facts are Google has billions of dollars and hasn't done anything for the real world in years. Kurzweil is just there for a pay check. heh ;) Actually Ray has enough $$ already.... I believe his main motivations for working w/ Google have to do with the massive data-stores and computer power they have, along with a team of smart hardworking people experienced with using these resources.... Google has pluses and minuses like any organization, and although Larry Page is psyched about AGI, one can't say that the organization is seriously deploying its resources in an AGI direction.... But I can certainly see the temptation their data and compute power offers ... these would ease the implementation of a variety of AGI ideas, right? -- Ben G AGI | Archives | Modify Your Subscription ------------------------------------------- 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
