On 4/19/08, Richard Loosemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > PREMISES: > > > > > > (1) AGI is one of the most complicated problem in the history of > > > science, and therefore requires substantial funding for it to happen. > > > > > > Potentially, though, massively distributed, collaborative open-source > > software development could render your first premise false ... > > .... Though it is unlikely to do so, because collaborative open-source > projects are best suited to situations in which the fundamental ideas behind > the design has been solved.
I agree. Opensource is a good thing but it is not sufficient to solve fundamental problems such as architecture and algorithm design. Very few people have comprehensive understanding of AGI, and the few who do are not collaborating, due to theoretical differences. YKY ------------------------------------------- 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
