Let's don't confuse two statements:

(1) To be able to use a natural language (so as to passing Turing
Test) is not a necessary condition for a system to be intelligent.

(2) A true AGI should have the potential to learn any natural language
(though not necessarily to the level of native speakers).

I agree with both of them, and I don't think they contradict to each other.

Pei

On 10/31/06, Richard Loosemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
John Scanlon wrote:
> One of the major obstacles to real AI is the belief that knowledge of a
> natural language is necessary for intelligence.  A human-level
> intelligent system should be expected to have the ability to learn a
> natural language, but it is not necessary.  It is better to start with a
> formal language, with unambiguous formal syntax, as the primary
> interface between human beings and AI systems.  This type of language
> could be called a "para-natural formal language."  It eliminates all of
> the syntactical ambiguity that makes competent use of a natural language
> so difficult to implement in an AI system.  Such a language would also
> be a member of the class "fifth generation computer language."

Not true.  If it is too dumb to acquire a natural language then it is
too dumb, period.

Richard Loosemore.



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