So why don't you say you're developing the mind of an ape or raccoon since you haven't defined a toddler brain.
On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 1:47 AM, Ben Goertzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't know much about adolescent brains, but there is lots of knowledge > about toddler brains and minds and the correlations therebetween, as > described in standard texts like > > > http://www.amazon.com/Developmental-Cognitive-Neuroscience-Mark-Johnson/dp/1444330861 > > that you probably know... > > ben > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 4:37 PM, Azn A <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I now see why we don't have AGI yet lol. PM, I studied cognitive >> neuroscience. Empirical evidence linking neurodevelopmental processes and >> adolescent real-world behavior remains nonexistent. Just because children >> lack knowledge of concepts like "conservation" doesn't mean they are >> systematically different like Ben is saying. It's called ignorance :) >> >> Holla! >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 11:40 PM, Piaget Modeler < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> According to psychologists, a person's frontal lobe isn't developed >>> until mid to late 20's. >>> That's why teenagers cannot accurately predict the consequences of their >>> actions. >>> >>> Even Piaget noticed that concepts like "conservation" was not present in >>> children of >>> certain ages. There are just certain constructs that are not present in >>> infants, small children, >>> teenagers, that are indeed present in most adults. (Most because of >>> human variability.) >>> >>> ~PM >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:05:11 -0700 >>> >>> Subject: Re: [agi] Elon Musk And Mark Zuckerberg Have Invested $40 >>> Million In a so called Artificial Intelligence Company >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected] >>> >>> >>> Thanks for the links Ben, but those articles don't really support your >>> case. A child's brain is LESS efficient than an adult brain? Is that it? >>> Really? As we get older synapses get pruned and long-distance axonal tracts >>> get more heavily insulated with myelin. Umm, okay. I believe that is called >>> learning. Where are the many systematic differences? I bet a 35 y/ old has >>> a more efficient brain than a 18 y/o. So lets call the 18 y/o old some made >>> up name. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> >>> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/10514698-9a8cda1e> | >>> Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Your Subscription >>> <http://www.listbox.com> >>> >> >> *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> >> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/19237892-5029d625> | >> Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Your Subscription >> <http://www.listbox.com> >> > > > > -- > Ben Goertzel, PhD > http://goertzel.org > > "In an insane world, the sane man must appear to be insane". -- Capt. > James T. Kirk > > "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery / None but ourselves can free our > minds" -- Robert Nesta Marley > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/10514698-9a8cda1e> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <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
