b) Was a definition of such broad scope that it did not even slightly coincide with the commonsense usage of the word "intelligent" ... for example, it allowed an algorithm that optimized ANYTHING WHATSOEVER to be have the word 'intelligent' attached to it,
But, so what if my definition allows any optimization system to have SOME DEGREE of intelligence ... the point is that the degree of intelligence is proportional to the complexity of the optimization problems solved ... where complexity is defined as "complexity of a function = total amount of pattern in the function's graph" ... I don't understand why it offends you so much that "anything whatsoever" may be assigned some (generally miniscule) level of intelligence by this definition ... ben g ----- 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
