I think I remember that guy with the alien brain implant theory. I actually haven't read anybody on here that has nothing at all to add to the whole AGI problem. I mean, a lot of it I don't agree with or don't think it's a wise path, or whatever, but buried inside somebody's theory is some key notion that I suspect I could use at some point.
Now, the guy with the brain implant might represent an exception. Also, there were some other outright crazy posts. What I don't like about the AGI crowd is the dismissive attitude some people have. Unless somebody shows me their working strong AI I'm not going to accept a dismissive attitude! And that's the problem... since there isn't a working strong general AI, there is no point of reference. There is nothing but grounds for endless arguments, and somebody might really listen to strong criticism and stop their point of research. I don't see any point in just having an exclusive attitude. On 8/2/13, Matt Mahoney <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 12:50 AM, Mike Archbold <[email protected]> wrote: >> I think a lot of people have left this agi list over the years due to >> protracted flame wars. > > Yes. It's too bad. Those were the people who were doing real research > and sharing results. But even then, no two people could agree on the > correct approach, so any collaboration on a project was impossible. > It's even worse now that people are mostly sharing ideas without the > research. > >> Some people I suspect have been >> institutionalized! It's a shame, and not limited to this agi list. > > I can think of two. In one case, he was able to continue his work on > simulated evolution, thanks to the mental institutions in Canada > having internet access. But he was banned from the list. If you saw > his rambling posts about alien brain implants and other paranoia, you > would understand. > > -- > -- Matt Mahoney, [email protected] > > > ------------------------------------------- > AGI > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/11943661-d9279dae > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: 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
