On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 12:14 PM, YKY (Yan King Yin) < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 7/28/08, Ben Goertzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > PLN uses confidence values within its truth values, with a different > underlying semantics and math than NARS; but that doesn't help much with the > above problem... > > > > There is a confidence-penalty used in PLN whenever an independence > assumption is invoked, but it's not that severe of a penalty -- and nor > should it be. When additional evidence is not available, making an > independence assumption is appropriate, even though sometimes it will turn > out to be wrong. > > Even if you assume independence, you'll have 2 distinct paths leading > to contradicting conclusions. So you need some way to pick a winner. yes, in PLN we use a similar mechanism to NARS there, called the Rule of Choice > > > I think Pei Wang's definition of confidence is good and can solve this > example. I'll check out your book when it's out =) > > YKY > > > ------------------------------------------- > agi > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > -- Ben Goertzel, PhD CEO, Novamente LLC and Biomind LLC Director of Research, SIAI [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be first overcome " - Dr Samuel Johnson ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=108809214-a0d121 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
