On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 5:54 PM, Andrew G. Babian <[email protected]>wrote:
> > How would a text-based AI handle a simple question like, "Which is taller, > a cat or a mouse?" > The program would not know what it had no knowledge of. I have to assume that you are thinking that if an AGI program was capable of examining pictures then it would be able to answer the question. If that kind of AGI program never saw a comparative picture of a mouse and a cat (and it did not have some stepped comparison that it could use) it would not be able to answer the question either. I think the argument of whether multiple IO media is necessary for AGI is a little like the old argument of whether an AI program is capable of free-will. It is an interesting question which a programmer who wants to write an AGI program should consider, but if a programmer cannot solve the apparent dilemma then he is not going to be capable of writing an AGI program. The same thing is true with the apparent embodiment dilemma. It is worthwhile to think about it, but if a programmer is not able to grasp the essence of what a program does and move beyond the question then he not going to be able to master the AGI problem well enough to take the next step. A text-based AI program would be able to handle a simple question based on other statements and relations to statements that it could use to relate to the question. Jim Bromer On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 5:54 PM, Andrew G. Babian <[email protected]>wrote: > > How would a text-based AI handle a simple question like, "Which is taller, > a cat or a mouse?" > > > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/24379807-f5817f28> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > -- 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
