On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Bob Mottram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think Yudkowsky once said that AI remains at present largely the > dominion of pioneers and mavericks. It's certainly not yet a mature > science. The typical pattern which I've observed on AI forums and > lists over the last 15 years goes something like the following: >
Fully agreed. I'm drawing a distinction between scientifically grounded pioneering mavericks (e.g. Yudkowsky) and unscientific nonsense. This list is being dominated by nonsense because the scientifically grounded people on this list don't want to take the time to refute every piece of fantastic drivel. I certainly don't blame them for wanting to focus on their time on other more productive projects, but it ultimately reflects poorly on the list and scares away scientifically grounded AGI newbies by reinforcing the idea that AGI is the exclusive domain of "crackpots". -Jey Kottalam ------------------------------------------- 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=103754539-40ed26 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
