On 05/18/2013 07:37 AM, Jim Bromer wrote:
So the complication here is how do you build judgment? Well it must
come from a lot of experience right? That is the presumed basis of
good judgement in human affairs. This corresponds to the idea that it
takes a lot of knowledge to really know one simple thing about a
subject. In the terms of text then, it takes a lot of statements
about a subject to understand a simple statement of the subject. This
is only one small step towards understanding and the creation of sound
artificial judgement, but it is a step you don't want to miss.
Jim Bromer
Hi Jim,
The reference to "creation of sound artificial judgment" is slightly off
the track I meant to go down. My emphasis was that we may not need to
go down the path of "lots of experience," or the path of having "lots of
statements about a subject." This "lots of" path is a specific path
that leads to producing understanding and insight where there is none.
We are not in a world without understanding and insight. We are flooded
with advice and opinion.
If you wanted to paint a car, it isn't necessary that one know all about
the details of paint composition. It is enough to know that paints are
of different compositions and that someone can recommend a good paint
for that purpose. We can function without knowing everything about
everything. And our goal should not be to know everything. The goal is
to recognize the good stuff, get it, and store it away in a "system"
where it can be retrieved "as needed."
It is the system that I'm interested in, not so much the stuff that will
flow through it. What flows through it will change often. The design
and analysis of those basic pieces and their interfaces is the track I'm
on.
As for "sound artificial judgment," I imagine it comes from sound
artificial minds. Too bad we start with not-so-sound imaginary
artificial minds!
Stan
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