On 19/01/07, Benjamin Goertzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
B) Even if there are only 5 applications of rules, the combinatorial explosion still exists. If there are 10 rules and 1 billlion knowledge items, then there may be up to 10 billion possibilities to consider in each inference step. So there are (10 billion)^5 possible 5-step inference trajectories, in this scenario ;-)
Much of the cognitive process seems to be about containing this explosion of possibilities. Knowledge is always acquired within some context and this is what helps to narrow down the search. This is where the "common practice" of embodied experience really helps. For the dissembodied intelligence the cognitive going may indeed be tough and many situations may be incomprehensible in terms which we would understand. ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?list_id=303
