Jef, There shouldnt be any wall there truly, and that would first have to exhaust EVERY means of data input via text, video, audio etc. At that point it would be left with limiting physical interactions via interacting with a human by talking etc, or interacting directly in teh world via a physical body, and mental introspection about the world and interactions. By this time though, the vast amount of information about the world would let it conjecture infinitely about how the world acts, and suggest good physical tests to perform on the environment.
James Ratcliff Jef Allbright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I too generally agree with the improving intelligence scenario Richard described, but would like to point out a rarely appreciated aspect: While such a machine intelligence will quickly far exceed human capabilities, from its own perspective it will rapidly hit a wall due to having exhausted all opportunities for effective interaction with its environment. It could then explore an open-ended possibility space à la schmidhuber, but such increasingly detached exploration will be increasingly detached from "intelligence" in an effective sense. - Jef ----- 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/?&; _______________________________________ James Ratcliff - http://falazar.com Looking for something... --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. ----- 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/?member_id=231415&user_secret=fabd7936
