2008/10/22 Dr. Matthias Heger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > It seems to me that many people think that embodiment is very important for > AGI. > > For instance some people seem to believe that you can't be a good > mathematician if you haven't made some embodied experience. > > "Sorry, I still cannot solve your problem, but let me walk with my body > through the virtual world.
In the case of humans "embodied experience" also includes the experience accumulated by our genes over many generations of evolutionary time. This means that even if you personally have not had much embodied experience during your lifetime evolution has shaped your brain wiring ready for that sort of cognition to take place (for instance the ability to perform mental rotations). ------------------------------------------- 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
