It's just a coincidence. I got my PhD there in 1989 in math, not AI
And Pei is the only AGI guy there in the CS department... ben g On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 11:22 AM, Joshua Fox <[email protected]> wrote: > About graduate programs and AGI: It seems that Temple University has an > affinity for AGI people--Ben Goertzel, Pei Wang, and now Peter de Blanc. Is > this just a coincidence? > Joshua > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 5:48 PM, Ben Goertzel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >>> >>> Can I start the PhD directly without getting the MS first? >>> >> >> >> You can start a PhD without having an MS first, but you'll still need to >> take all the coursework corresponding to the MS >> >> I don't personally know of any university that lets you go directly from a >> BS/BA to a PhD without doing a couple years of coursework first [whether the >> coursework takes the role of a MS, or just coursework taken in the process >> of getting the PhD] >> >> And I think this makes sense! The PhD is supposed to indicate that you >> have broadly-based expertise in a field, as well as capability to do >> independent research... >> >> **Possibly** you could convince some university to let you "test out" of >> coursework if you could ace the final exams of all the MS-level courses, but >> I never actually heard of this occurring... >> >> ben >> >> ------------------------------ >> *agi* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> >> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/> | >> Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription >> <http://www.listbox.com> >> > > ------------------------------ > *agi* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > -- Ben Goertzel, PhD CEO, Novamente LLC and Biomind LLC Director of Research, SIAI [email protected] "I intend to live forever, or die trying." -- Groucho Marx ------------------------------------------- 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=123753653-47f84b Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
