Steve:View #2 (mine, stated from your approximate viewpoint) is that simple programs (like Dr. Eliza) have in the past and will in the future do things that people aren't good at. This includes tasks that encroach on "intelligence", e.g. modeling complex phonema and refining designs.
Steve, In principle, I'm all for the idea that I think you (and perhaps Bryan) have expressed of a "GI Assistant" - some program that could be of general assistance to humans dealing with similar problems across many domains. A diagnostics expert, perhaps, that could help analyse breakdowns in say, the human body, a car or any of many other machines, a building or civil structure, etc. etc. And it's certainly an idea worth exploring. But I have yet to see any evidence that it is any more viable than a proper AGI - because, I suspect, it will run up against the same problems of generalizing - e.g. though "breakdowns" may be v. similar in many different kinds of machines, technological and natural, they will also each have their own special character. If you are serious about any such project, it might be better to develop it first as an intellectual discipline.rather than a program to test its viability - perhaps what it really comes down to is a form of systems thinking or science. ------------------------------------------- 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=114414975-3c8e69 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
