Dave -- See mildly revised version, where I replaced "real world" with "everyday world" (and defined the latter term explicitly), and added a final section relevant to the distinctions between the everyday world, simulated everyday worlds, and other portions of the physical world.
http://multiverseaccordingtoben.blogspot.com/2008/12/subtle-structure-of-physical-world.html -- Ben On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 8:28 AM, Ben Goertzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > David, > > Good point... I'll revise the essay to account for it... > > The truth is, we just don't know -- but in taking the "virtual world" > approach to AGI, we're very much **hoping** that a subset of "human everyday > physical reality" is good enough. .. > > ben > > > On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 6:46 AM, David Hart <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Ben Goertzel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> I wrote down my thoughts on this in a little more detail here (with some >>> pastings from these emails plus some new info): >>> >>> >>> http://multiverseaccordingtoben.blogspot.com/2008/12/subtle-structure-of-physical-world.html >>> >> >> I really liked this essay. I'm curious about the clarity of terms 'real >> world' and 'physical world' in some places. It seems that, to make its >> point, the essay requires 'real world' and 'physical world' mean only >> 'practical' or 'familiar physical reality', depending on context. Whereas, >> if 'real world' is reserved for a very broad definition of realities >> including physical realities (including classical, quantum mechanical and >> relativistic time and distance scales), peculiar human cultural realities, >> and other definable realities, it will be easier in follow-up essays to >> discuss AGI systems that can natively think simultaneously about any >> multitude of interrelated realities (a trick that humans are really bad at). >> I hope this makes sense... >> >> -dave >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *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 > > -- 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
