My reasons for joining a2i2 could only be expressed as subportions of 6 and 8 (possibly 9 and 4).
I joined largely on the strength of my impression of Peter. My interest in employment was to work as closely as possible on general artificial intelligence, and he wanted me to work for him on precisely that. His opinions on the subject were extremely pragmatic, and focused on what worked. I appreciated that, thinking that so long as I could support my opinions, they would be respected. In retrospect, I doubt I would have joined if I had tried to evaluate a2i2 theoretically from my own design/organizational perspective. Peter and I still do not have identical ideas about AGI(or the business of developing AGI), but I agree about all the specific issues we've dealt with thus far, and I have come to think that the process and resources an organization can bring to bear on it's problems are much more important than the precise design, opinions, or data they have at any given time. If I had to find a new position tomorrow, I would try to find (or found) a group which I liked what they were 'doing', rather than their opinions, organization, or plans. That said, I wouldn't have joined if I hadn't been offered stock or equivalent ownership of the work. Not because of the implied later capital gains, but because I wouldn't want my work effectively contributing to an organization in which I had no formal say or control. I expect Peter will remain the overwhelming majority owner of a2i2 for the foreseeable future, but the responsibility is important to me. -- Justin Corwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://outlawpoet.blogspot.com http://www.adaptiveai.com ----- 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=e9e40a7e
