Hi, On 20/11/2007, Dennis Gorelik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Benjamin, > > > That's massive amount of work, but most AGI research and development > > can be shared with narrow AI research and development. > > > There is plenty overlap btw AGI and narrow AI but not as much as you > suggest... > > That's only because that some narrow AI products are not there yet. > > Could you describe a piece of technology that simultaneously: > - Is required for AGI. > - Cannot be required part of any useful narrow AI.
Oh please. That's like saying that the theory of areodynamics is the same for fast cars and for airplanes (it is), so lets build a fast car, and we'll probably have an airplane come out of it as a side-effect. If you really want to build something, focus on building that thing. As long as you focus on something else, you will fail to take the needed steps to get to the objective you want. To be more direct: a common example of "narrow AI" are cruise missles, or the darpa challange. We've put tens of millions into the darpa challange (which I applaud) but the result is maybe an inch down the road to AGI. Another narrow AI example is data mining, and by now, many of the Fortune 500 have invested at least tens, if not hundreds of millions of dollars into that .. yet we are hardly closer to AGI as a result (although this business does bring in billions for high-end expensive computers from Sun, HP and IBM, andd so does encourage one component needed for agi). But think about it ... billions are being spent on narrow AI today, and how did that help AGI, exactly? --linas ----- 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=68370711-0257fe
