> > For the record, I'm not trying to be nasty to this guy, but this seems
> > to be unstructured rubbish.
>
> The structure of the article was, quite explicitly, the chain of my
> reasoning over the last few weeks. I acknowlege quite openly that it was
> lacking in style and, in some places, tact. But I still think it has
> redeming value.

I was a bit harsh. It has a few typos, however...

What you are saying is, we need better software, period, before we can implement good
AI. Maybe you also hinted at easier-to-learn languages. However, complex things
require complex languages, and complex software just is complex! Hence, you get bugs,
bugs are unavoidable.

You could use FreeBSD, or hunt down a copy of BeOS if it'll make your life easier.
But this is just your own personal development problem, I don't have the same
problems myself. And does an AI have to be realtime anyway?

> > He also seems to be just asking for a huge sum of money to implement
> > it!!!
>
> Perspective:
> The latest release of MS windows cost $2Billion...
>
> A typical internet start-up would receive anywhere from 20 to 50 million
> in VC.

Yes, but they have to make that money back!

> Heck, in the VC world you need to ask for large sums of money just to
> get people's attention.

Doesn't mean it's the right way of doing things!

> > I'm a reasonable guy who's willing to listen to everyone's viewpoint,
> > but I'd say that to members of AGI, it's basically not worth reading
> > his posting.
>
> I think my posting gets to the heart of what is holding back many
> advancments in software and AI in particular. I think that a
> contribution to making an AI developer's life easier is no less valuble
> than a contribution to AI directly.

Personally I think nothing is holding back development of AI but the complexity of AI
itself!

Cheers,

Jeremy.

PS. I don't think an 850mb hard disk would cut it for a complex AI system... If you
want it, I have a 6gb disk kicking around!
--
|   Jeremy Smith   |   Direct Music Access   |   England
|                 Software Developer and Musician
| "Hewlett Packard had a presentation today about work placements...
| Unfortunately their Business Development Manager who dealt with
| applicants, said $78 billion was hp's *profit* rather than *revenue*"
| (as the projector slide said)" - hp (the next Worldcom?), an example to us all!


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