On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 9:40 PM, Vladimir Nesov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Deliberative reasoning is not at the core of the system I'm thinking > about, but for example given an external tape 'in the environment', > such system can easily implement a finite state machine to drive a > UTM. Like reasoning with pencil and paper. Individual actions that > combine into trains of deliberative reasoning are reactive and can be > learned incrementally. In the case of a program (AI), it will probably > be possible to attach highly efficient *external* memory that will act > as another modality and will be useful for deliberative reasoning. In > perspective, such system can learn to use a computer and fashion new > modalities for specific computational tasks. So, I don't see this as a > strong limitation, but as a feature.
*nods* So basically you propose to follow in evolution's footsteps in starting with S, layering some level of D on top of it, then getting the rest of the way by connecting up external devices to fill in the rest of the D functionality. Fair enough. ------------------------------------------- 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
