I haven't heard of an accounting-first start in AGI. It's kind of hard to picture. But if it works, go with it....
On 9/25/13, Steve Richfield <[email protected]> wrote: > Many people have seen the parallels between accounting and some AI-related > disciplines, like NNs. Some people have even implemented NNs on economic > platforms like Excel. > > Slightly more advanced methods utilize double-ledger accounting, as a > cross-check to avoid making errors. > > However, the latest and greatest method(s) use quadruple ledger accounting > to reach an "understanding" of the process. Most of the present articles on > quadruple ledger accounting come from the World Bank, who now uses it to > help understand the world economy. > > Here, ALL transactions move money one way, and products the other way. Each > entity has separate accounting for money and products, and transaction > pairs must each be for the same value. > > The same might work in an AGI setting, where the equivalent to "money" is > the probabilities now being computed and handled as they now are, and the > equivalent to "product" is the separately computed value of that > information to the organism. > > Among other things, this would establish a clear "coin of the realm" as > others have already discussed here on this forum - an economic model that > is self-correcting due to economic constraints. You can sell more than the > value of what you can produce, even in an information economy like NNs or > AGIs. > > Anyway, for those who are pushing an economic approach to AGI, this might > be an important piece of the magic needed to make it work. > > Any thoughts? > > Steve > > > > ------------------------------------------- > 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
