Ben,
I'm only saying that CPS seems to be loosely equivalent to wicked,
ill-structured problem-solving, (the reference to convergent/divergent (or
crystallised vs fluid) etc is merely to point out a common distinction in
psychology between two kinds of intelligence that Pei wasn't aware of in the
past - which is actually loosely equivalent to the distinction between narrow
AI and general AI problemsolving).
In the end, what Pei is/isn't aware of in terms of general knowledge, doesn't
matter much - don't you think that his attempt to do without algorithms IS v.
important? And don't you think any such attempt would be better off referring
explicitly to the literature on wicked, ill-structured problems?
I don't think that pointing all this out is silly - this (a non-algorithmic
approach to CPS/wicked/whatever) is by far the most important thing currently
being discussed here - and potentially, if properly developed, revolutionary..
Worth getting excited about, no?
(It would also be helpful BTW to discuss the "wicked" literature because it
actually has abundant examples of wicked problems - and those, you must admit,
are rather hard to come by here ).
Ben: TITLE: Case-by-case Problem Solving (draft)
AUTHOR: Pei Wang
....
But you seem to be reinventing the term for wheel. There is an extensive
literature, including AI stuff, on "wicked, ill-structured" problems, (and
even "nonprogrammed decisionmaking" which won't, I suggest, be replaced by
"case-by-case PS". These are well-established terms. You similarly seemed to
be unaware of the v. common distinction between convergent & divergent
problem-solving.
Mike, I have to say I find this mode of discussion fairly silly..
Pei has a rather comprehensive knowledge of AI and a strong knowledge of
cog-sci as well. It is obviously not the case that he is unaware of these
terms and ideas you are referring to.
Obviously, what he means by "case-by-case problem solving" is NOT the same as
"nonprogrammed decisionmaking" nor "divergent problem-solving."
In his paper, he is presenting a point of view, not seeking to compare this
point of view to the whole corpus of literature and ideas that he has absorbed
during his lifetime.
I happen not to fully agree with Pei's thinking on these topics (though I
like much of it), but I know Pei well enough to know that those. places where
his thinking diverges from mine, are *not* due to ignorance of the literature
on his part...
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