Hi,
> >> Research project 1. How do you find analogies between neural networks, > enzyme kinetics and the formation of galaxies (hint: think Boltzmann)? > > That is a question most humans couldn't answer, and is only suitable for > testing an AGI that is already very advanced. > In your opinion. I don't believe that an AGI is going to get far at all > without having at least a partial handle on this. > I'm more interested at this stage in analogies like -- btw seeking food and seeking understanding -- between getting an object out of a hole and getting an object out of a pocket, or a guarded room etc. Why would one need to introduce advanced scientific concepts to an early-stage AGI? I don't get it... > > >> Research project 2. How do you recognize and package up all of the > data that represents horse and expose only that which is useful at a given > time? > > That is covered quite adequately in the NM design, IMO. We are actually > doing a commercial project right now (w/ delivery in 2008) that will > showcase our ability to solve this problem. Details are confidential > unfortunately, due to the customer's preference. > > I'm afraid that I have to snort at this. Either you didn't understand the > full implications of what I'm saying or you're snowing me (ok, I'll give you > a .1% chance of having it). > Hmmm.... I guess I didn't understand what you meant. What I thought you meant was, if a user asked "I'm a small farmer in New Zealand. Tell me about horses" then the system would be able to disburse its relevant knowledge about horses, filtering out the irrelevant stuff. What did you mean, exactly? > > >> That is what is called "map encapsulation" in the Novamente design. > Yes, yes, I saw it in the design . . . . "a miracle happens here". > Which, granted, is better than not realizes that the area exists . . . . but > still . . . . > There are specific algorithms proposed, in the NM book, for doing map encapsulation. You may not believe they will work for the task, but still, it's not fair to use the label "a miracle happens here" to describe a description of specific algorithms applied to a specific data structure. > > >> I do not think the design has any huge gaps. But much further R&D work > is required, and I agree there may be a simpler approach; but I am not > convinced that you have one. > These are two *very* different issues (with a really spurious statement > tacked onto the end). > > Of course you don't think the design has any gaps -- you would have filled > them if you saw them. > I think it has medium-sized gaps, not huge ones. I have not filled all these gaps because of lack of time -- implementing stuff needs to be balanced with finalizing design details of stuff that won't be implemented for a while anyway due to limited resources. -- 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=8660244&id_secret=64208314-2be377
