As unpopular as philosophical discussions are lately, that was what this is - a
debate about whether language is separable from general intelligence, in
principle. So in-principle arguments about language and intelligence are
relevant in that context, even if not embraced with open arms by the whole list.
Terren
--- On Tue, 10/21/08, Ben Goertzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
OK, but I didn't think we were talking about what is "possible in principle"
but may be unrealizable in practice...
It's possible in principle to create a supercomputer via training pigeons to
peck in appropriate patterns, in response to the patterns that they notice
other pigeons peck. My friends in Perth and I designed such a machine once and
called it the PC or Pigeon Computer. I wish I'd retained the drawings and
schematics! We considered launching a company to sell them, IBM or
International Bird Machines ... but failed to convince any VC's (even in the
Internet bubble!!) and gave up...
ben g
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