UMM: Universal Minsky Machine: God comes to Marvin: "Marvin, run this program for me. I think it's a pretty neat idea for an AGI." Marvin: "Nah, it'll never work. Have you read Chapter 6 of my book? I just need some funding..."
UGM: Universal Goertzel Machine: Only runs programs-in-progress, that have to be written/finished as they're run - "And they will, they really will. Next year for sure. Well, maybe the year after... " UJM; Universal Jewish Machine (two Jews, three opinions) : Always runs two alternative programs in addition. One is cheaper, the other goes in the opposite direction. UOM: Universal Olea Machine: "What do you mean, '1. Start with...' ? Couldn't you start somewhere else? How unimaginative." Questions every line of the program. And being behaviourist, only runs programs on sufferance. UDM: Universal Dreamer Machine: dreams what it would be like to have successfully completed the program. Never actually runs it. (Any more suggestions?). Seriously, a UTM is not a blueprint for the complications of a real mind. These variations are more like it. ----- 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=71299905-5c4505
