> From: Brad Paulsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> Hey, Gang!
> 
> Hmmm.  Sure is quiet around here lately.  Maybe people are actually
> getting
> some (more) work done?  Catching up on their respective AI reading
> lists?
> ;-)  I know I am.  Reading Josh's book ("Beyond AI - Creating the
> Conscience
> of the Machine").  Ripping good read.  Josh, you can write real good,
> dude!
> It's a real page-turner (which is not easy to do in non-fiction).
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Brad
> 

I'm researching what is out there on general intelligence not requiring
consciousness. The more I think about it the more I see consciousness not
required and there are surprisingly many hits on it. The stuff I'm reading
I'm not picking up anything that I don't derive in my own thinking but the
reading is intellectually stimulating.

I am exploring the thought that consciousness may require a complex system
whereas general intelligence may not. BUT some forms of general intelligence
could be created with a complex system. 

I've created complex systems in software before - at least I believe they
were - if anyone is familiar with different types of hacked plasmas -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_effect
when you get to the point of getting stuff to emerge from the hacked plasma
I believe there is a complexity barrier disconnect, depending on the plasma
and depending on the emergence...

John

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