On 9/30/13, tintner michael <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the moon shot programme is a useful analogy, in that it was a grand > program, which was undertaken in the knowledge that the problems involved > were soluble with a high probability - and Kennedy, if I remember, made a > few-year commitment to putting a man on the moon, which was borne out. > > It's a useful analogy because it obviously has no application to the field > of AGI wh. doesn't really have a clue what the problems are, let alone have > any idea of how to solve them. No "operational definitions" or "effective > mechanisms" anywhere. >
Well, my point is that the BRAIN project is highly unique. Trying to align it with the moon shot and the human genome project is just so bluster. There have been partly successful or unsuccessful grand projects the government undertook like the "war on drugs," "no child left behind," and the invasion of Iraq/Afghanistan. But, they aren't going to say that the BRAIN project is going to be the next war on drugs! > When we get a grand AGI program that we *can* legitimately compare to the > moon shot, we will for the first time be making progress. It won't be > anything to do with "achieving human intelligence" - that's for Don > Quixote's - but much much more modest. > > > On 30 September 2013 20:21, Mike Archbold <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Today's analogy: "...comparing BRAIN to the Apollo moon shot," >> >> So now it's just like the Apollo moon shot. Last month the running >> analogy was that the BRAIN project was going to be just like mapping >> the genome. >> >> I guess the BRAIN initiative is a good idea, but would be nice to get >> some of that $100 million sent my way, and stop comparing it to other >> projects. Figuring out the roots of consciousness and thinking is no >> moon shot nor a genome project. >> >> >> http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/09/20/brain-science-turns-to-skepticism-as-neurosciences-funding-and-influence-grows-so-do-doubts-over-its-hype/ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------- >> AGI >> Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now >> RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/6952829-59a2eca5 >> 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/303/11943661-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
