Mark Waser wrote >What if the matching process is not finished? >This is overly simplistic for several reasons since you're apparently >assuming that the matching process is crisp, unambiguous, and irreversible >(and ask Stephen Reed how well that works for TexAI).
I do not assume this. Why should I? >It *must* be remembered that "the internal model" for natural language >includes such critically entwined and constantly changing information as >what this particular conversation is about, what the speaker knows, and what >the speakers motivations are. The meaning of sentences can change >tremendously based upon the currently held beliefs about these questions. >Suddenly realizing that the speaker is being sarcastic generally reverses >the meaning of statements. Suddenly realizing that the speaker is using an >analogy can open up tremendous vistas for interpretation and analysis. Look >at all the problems that people have parsing sentences. If I suddenly realize that the speaker is sarcastic than I change my mappings from linguistic entities to pattern entities. Where is the problem? >The reason why you can separate the process of communication with the >process of manipulating data in a computer is because *data* is crisp and >unambiguous. It is concrete and completely specified as I suggested in my >initial e-mail. The model is entirely known and the communication process >is entirely specified. None of these things are true of unstructured >knowledge. You have given no reason why the separation of the process of communication with the process of manipulating data can only be separated if the knowledge is structured. In fact there is no reason. >Language understanding emphatically does not meet these requirements so your >analogy doesn't hold. There are no special requirements. - Matthias ------------------------------------------- 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=117534816-b15a34 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
