I just came up with an awesome test. Ask someone, anyone you know to name something really big and obvious around them that they already know the position of. Tell them to point to it and name it. Practically *every* time, they will look at it just before or as they are naming it! And it feels incredibly uncomfortable not to look at what you are naming as you are trying to communicate that.
These are the sorts of built in cues that children require to learn language. The children know when they are being addressed, and they know how to narrow the possible things that you intend to refer to when talking to them. Pointing gestures, eye movements, etc. They all are very strong *tells* (like in poker) regarding the intent of your speech. We are constantly analyzing the actual intent of speakers and then interpreting what they say. This is how children and adults learn language and gain experience :) I'm working on a rough to fine model of this in my Pseudo AGI design. ------------------------------------------- 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=8660244-6e7fb59c Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
