Yes, I find this thread relevant to practical AGI work ... although, I wouldn't precisely say it's addressing the separability of language from general intelligence: that would be an even broader question!!
ben On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 5:23 PM, Terren Suydam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > agi | Archives > > | Modify > Your Subscription > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > 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=117534816-b15a34 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
