Talking about processing power... A friend just sent me an email with links some of you may find interesting:
----------- cut -------------- Building or gaining access to computing resources with enough power to complete jobs on large data sets usually costs a lot of money. Amazon Web Services (AWS) allows users to create and run (nearly) unlimited numbers of virtual servers for a per-minute fee. That means you could potentially have a server farm of dozens of machines, all of which run for only a few minutes, and be charged only for the time that you need them to finish your computation job. First, look at AWS ec2: http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=sc_fe_l_2/104-0929857-7317547?ie=UTF8&node=201590011&no=342430011&me=A36L942TSJ2AJA Then, look at what MapReduce is: http://labs.google.com/papers/mapreduce.html Then, look at the open-source MapReduce framework, Hadoop: http://lucene.apache.org/hadoop/ Then, look at how to use Hadoop on ec2: http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/entry.jspa?externalID=873&categoryID=112 I believe that using AWS with Hadoop would be a very useful and cost-efficient way to develop and test powerful AGI algorithms. ----------- cut -------------- Regards, Jiri Jelinek On 10/1/07, Edward W. Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Check out the following article entitled: The Future of Computing, > According to Intel -- Massively multicore processors will enable smarter > computers that can infer our activities. > > http://www.technologyreview.com/printer_friendly_article.aspx?id=19432 > > Not only is the type of hardware needed for AGI coming fast, but one of the > world's biggest, fastest, smartest computer technology companies is focusing > on developing software using massively parallel hardware that is directly > related to AGI. > > It's all going to start happening very fast. The race is on. > > Edward W. Porter > Porter & Associates > 24 String Bridge S12 > Exeter, NH 03833 > (617) 494-1722 > Fax (617) 494-1822 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________ > 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/?&; ----- 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=8660244&id_secret=48770523-da720c
