Are you implying that there is a definition of intelligence that allows things to be classified according to their DEGREE of intelligence, with thermostats at one end and humans at the other?
I believe the "maximizing complex functions dependent on complex environments" does that, yes. But it's not a pragmatically useful definition because measuring complexity is itself a really hard problem ... it becomes either computationally intractable or subjective And with *no* "obviously" unintelligent systems (like supercomplicated
optimizing programs) right up there with humans?
I don't see why a supercomplicated optimization program shouldn't be considered intelligent, if it could optimize a wide variety of hard problems dependent on complex environments...
Nothing changed: the definition is still pointless.
What is becoming pointless is spending too much time arguing on email rather than working on my AGI design and system. Talk to ya later ;-) Ben ----- 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
