Ben, et al:
My last post was brief, some explanations are in place.
I have been thinking of a business model for AGI where the project is open source but the software product is commercial, and the profits will be used to pay contributors. I think it's an arrangement that hasn't been tried before, and it could be an improvement on the current FOSS (free and open source software) model.
The forums will be used for members to exchange information while building AGI project(s).
Ben has been thinking about publishing his Novamente books, so he may be more receptive to the idea of open-sourcing his AGI.
Also, another partner of mine, John Weng, is also considering open-sourcing his AGI for further development. His team has built a fully functional autonomous learning intelligent agent with a robotic body, arm, and eyes.
I think my approach may be beneficial to beginning AGI groups that are struggling to solve research-level problems (who are just about everybody), by combining human resources to reach critical mass.
There're also ethical questions concerning AI which I'll explain in more detail on my web pages. But I don't see why an open-source project is drastically different from a commercial one, in terms of social consequences.
I hope people will support this move. Comments are welcome...
yky
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