2008/5/10 Richard Loosemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > This is still quite ambiguous on a number of levels, so would it be possible > for you to give us a road map of where the argument is going? At the moment > I am not sure what the theme is.
That is because I am still ambiguous as to what the later levels are. A fair amount depends upon the application. For example If you are trying to build an AI for jet plane you need to be a lot more careful in how the system explores. I have in my mind a number of things I can't do with current computers and would like to experiment with. 1) A system that has programs that can generate a new learning program dependent upon the inputs it received. The learning program would have inputs either from the outside, the outputs of other learning programs or the value of other learning programs. It would use a variable number of resources. The outputs could be to learning systems, or it could be the generation of a new learning program. Self-maintenance is required to rate and whittle down the learning programs. The learning program could be anything from a SVM to a genetic programming system. 2) A system similar to automatic programming that takes descriptions in a formal language given from the outside and potentially malicious sources and generates a program from them. The language would be sufficient to specify new generative elements in and so extensible in that fashion. A system that cannot maintain itself trying to do this would quickly get swamped by viruses and the like. I'd probably create a hybrid of the two, but I am fully aware that I don't have enough knowledge to discount other approaches. Once I have got the system working to my satisfaction (both experimentally and by showing that being good is evolutionarily stable and I have minimised tragedy of the commons type failures), I'll go on to study more about higher level problems. I have the (slight) hope that other people will pick up my system and take it places I can't currently imagine. Will Pearson ------------------------------------------- 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
