> > The arguments are very simple: 25 GBytes/s memory bandwidth, and 10^10 > > nodes with some 10^6 computational elements each, with a ~ms resolution > > range result in requirements not compatible with what we know of > > physics of computation. So you have to formulate your problem in > > terms of 10^6...10^10 asynchronous, locally-tight globally-loose coupled > > threads, which will require fine-grain parallelism. No current systems > > (especially, affordable ones) do fit the bill. > > I'm afraid the issue is not as simple as you belief.
Yes: IMO, this argument is very simple, but wrong. By this same argument, we need this kind of computational power to create a pocket calculator. Because, before pocket calculators were built, the human brain was the only known system able to carry out complex arithmetic calculations... AGI systems, via having radically different architectures from the human brain, may potentially make far more effective use of computational resources. No, I don't expect skeptics to believe this --- but I don't see why the opposite argument (that human brain level compute power is needed for AGI) is any more convincing, based on the existing evidence... -- Ben G ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
