Ben, On 4/16/08, Benjamin Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Steve Richfield said (regarding his Dr Eliza system): > > I cannot see ANY argument that it is NOT novel AI. Certainly no one > > expressed any such doubts at the WORLDCOMP conferences where it was > > presented and demonstrated. > > > > Maybe, but WORLDCOMP doesn't appear to be a particularly serious > conference. Your "papers" included many pages of off-topic ranting, that > simply would not be accepted at a legitimate venue.
Some were accepted and presented. Some were accepted and then dropped for various reasons, some were never accepted, and some are just rough drafts. > Novelty isn't a matter of consensus opinion. It doesn't matter how your > system has been recieved by others in the past. Even though your explanation > of the system is sketchy, I see a lot in common with Expert Systems and I'm > not the only one on this list saying the same thing. Expert systems are more > than just "fault trees" - visit the library of your local university and > carefully check out a book on the topic (it doesn't matter if the book is 15 > years old). Surely it is in your best interest and in the spirit of honest > scientific research to follow up this lead in detail to discover whether you > are reinventing the wheel, rather than attempting to ignore our suggestions > and argue the point? > > I've read your additional comments on this list and still stand by my > claims that as far as I can tell from your description of Dr Eliza, it > probably isn't novel AI. If there is any innovation, my feeling is that it > lies in having found a user-interface that may lead to better user > acceptance of an Expert System. I have been discussing this in depth with Mark. I suggest lurking and jumping in at the end if you disagree with Mark's handling. In a nutshell, as I see it, the fundamental departure is in the cause-and-effect chain link handling. Since this is deeply embedded in the structure of the knowledge base (take a look at the relationships diagram, the Link Types table, etc. in the Knowledge.mdb file), it underlies the operation, much of which is very similar to old Expert Systems. Steve Richfield ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=101455710-f059c4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
