On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 3:27 PM, Azn A <[email protected]> wrote:
> "No. We're working on an AGI mind via the open source OpenCog project. > As another project, I'm working with a separate team on a financial > prediction system, which utilizes some OpenCog components along with a load > of other stuff.." > > So OpenCog is not even founded right? It's a weekend project, no? > Not correct, good sir... OpenCog's main source of funding right now is a grant to Gino Yu's lab at Hong Kong Polytechnic University for R&D on OpenCog applications to game characters, robots and dialogue systems.... This has been paying for 5 staff, soon to be expanded to 10. There have also been bits and pieces of private funding, including ongoing funding of OpenCog work via my AI consulting firm Novamente LLC and the Ethiopian AI consulting firm iCog Labs, and small amounts of $$ from US private foundations... > > "how do you know the Ben observed at conferences isn't a body double" > > That is a very good point Ben. I always get you AGI researchers mixed up > with people like this > http://iacknowledge.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/homeless-and-addiction.jpg > Wow, thanks!! I haven't seen my uncle Rufus in decades; now that you sent me a picture of him maybe I'll be able to track him down 8D ben ------------------------------------------- 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
