Using Concepts in a function seems like an interesting idea. However, there are a few things about the idea which makes it different from the application of mathematical functions. A single result for an interaction of two concepts is a little too hard edged. In a recognition problem, for example, a single restricted result might be too restricted to be of much help. But the idea of a function does not have to be limited to processes which produces a single value. So a Conceptual Function might create a list of many different values. This is similar to things that were tried in the early days of AI. However, using the model of types, operations, operands and functions in computer programming as an analogous generator to this idea of Conceptual Functions I was able to realize that I might take Conceptual Types and use them to produce different kinds of lists depending on the situation.
Often we need to use knowledge in different kinds of way. For recognition problems, which I consider to be a major obstacle to producing simple AGI, the use of Conceptual Types in Conceptual Functions which can produce lists of possible 'meanings' (including other kinds of useful results) might be very effective. So my idea of a Conceptual Type, which was drawn from linguistics theories, is innovative because I am thinking of employing it to a much greater extent then it was typically used in computational linguistics. And recognizing that there is a need to use knowledge (of a subject) in different ways for different situations I am also thinking of using the idea to produce different kinds of lists relative to the stage of the cognitive task that it 'thinks' it is in. For example, there are different kinds of generalizations. There are generalizations which refer to a well defined categorical class and then there are generalizations which are vague and so on. The other things that make my ideas innovative are that I would use this along with: Imaginative projection. Trial and error learning. Conceptual structural learning (which is based on an extensive collection of learned Conceptual Types). Anaphoric-like analysis across temporal interactions. User behavioral analysis (very lightweight behavioral analysis based on some tracking of discussions or other interactions). - Jim Bromer ------------------------------------------- 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
