On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 4:13 PM, Richard Loosemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ed Porter wrote: >> >> I do not claim the software architecture for AGI has been totally solved. >> But I believe that enough good AGI approaches exist (and I think Novamente >> is one) that when powerful hardware available to more people we will be >> able >> to relatively quickly get systems up and running that demonstrate the >> parts >> of the problems we have solved. And that will provide valuable insights >> and >> test beds for solving the parts of the problem that we have not yet >> solved. > > You are not getting my point. What you just said was EXACTLY what was said > in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 ......2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 ...... > > And every time it was said, the same justification for the claim was given: > "I just have this belief that it will work".
It is not the case that the reason I believe Novamente/OpenCog can work for AGI is "just a belief" Nor, however, is the reason an argument that can be summarized in an email. I'm setting out on a 2-week vacation on Monday (June 30 - July 13), on which I'll be pretty much without email (in the wilds of Alaska ;-) ... so it's a bad time for me to get involved in deep discussions.... But I hope to release some docs on OpenCog Prime later this summer, which will disclose a bit more of my reasons for thinking the approach can succeed. Ed has seen much of this material before, but most others on this list have not... There is a broad range of qualities-of-justification, between a "mere belief" on the one hand, and a "rigorous proof" on the other. -- Ben G ------------------------------------------- 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=106510220-47b225 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
