On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 11:31 AM, Steve Richfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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, Do you have a paper that focuses on conceptual aspects of this cause-and-effect chain thing, and not technical details of specific medical application (or maybe you can summarize it)? How basically this mechanism works, how it learns, does it form new concepts (events), what is the teaching procedure, what capabilities does it have (what computations it can implement), etc. The point is not whether it's similar or dissimilar to old expert systems of whatever, but the implications on its capabilities. If it's in fact not similar to those things, it doesn't answer the real question. -- Vladimir Nesov [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------- 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
