Mike, Are you talking about a genetic algorithm (GA)?
Steve ==================== On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 3:23 PM, Mike Tintner <[email protected]>wrote: > *My first thoughts are that the Tintner Machine (or TM2) is basically a > *dice* machine (/computer/robot) – with the dice deciding which option to > take, when confronted with multiple, equally attractive but uncertain > options.* > ** > *But note that it will be a sophisticated multiple dice machine – because > yes, Steve, I realise you can have a dice algorithm. The new TM will roll > at least two and possibly many dice. A second dice will decide whether to > accept the decision of the first dice OR to throw the first dice again OR > to try and find/create a new dice with more, new options, via more > thought/research/experiment. So the process has the potential to go on > forever.* > ** > *(Note that this accords with what we visibly do in some decisions - > “Heads I call her, tails I don.t” Tails. “OK let’s make that two out of > three throws...” Two tails. “Ok let’s go for three out of five OR maybe I > look for another way of deciding (and dealing with the problem) altogether”) > * > ** > > ** > > ** > ** > ** > > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/10443978-6f4c28ac> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > -- Full employment can be had with the stoke of a pen. Simply institute a six hour workday. That will easily create enough new jobs to bring back full employment. ------------------------------------------- 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
