Kevin is correct. You'd need a system that had birdlike perceptual organs, and was able to gather data similar to the data birds gather. Then it could learn to make the calls birds made in proper situated context. *This* would constitute a beginning understanding of "bird language."
-- Ben > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of maitri > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 10:46 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [agi] neural nets > > > Even though this application appears to replicate the sounds > birds make, it > does not appear to have any understanding as to *what* it is saying. > Perhaps through making various utterances and observing birds > behavior, they > will be able to infer certain meanings that are associated with certain > sounds.. > > Kevin > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 9:26 AM > Subject: Re: [agi] neural nets > > > > Could this be the beginning of getting a computer to communicate with a > bird in > > its own bird-language? I am referring to an earlier discussion where I > figured > > it may be easier for a computer, not a human, to communicate in a less > complex > > animal language rather than human language with NLP using > phonemes. Ben's > > observation about the problem of the communication being very > situational > and > > highly dependent on the environment seems valid, but this > experiment shows > me > > that when they add listening to sounds to complete the > communication loop, > > maybe there is potential to get this system to talk Bird, but hopefully > not > > Bird gibberish. > > > Interesting read on an application of neural nets.. > > > > > > http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993240 > > > > > > ------- > > > To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your > > > subscription, > > > please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > ------- > > To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your > subscription, > > please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ------- > To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate > your subscription, > please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?[EMAIL PROTECTED]
