On Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 11:19:02PM +0100, Gordan wrote: > I have seen this thread is suggesting the use of SVM/AI techniques to > ascertain routing capabilities of peering nodes for each request. I may have > missed something important at the start of this thread, but is SVM or AI in > general really called for in this case?
This is the question I am interested in too. While I think that it is essential to consider more sophisticated approaches - as someone who spent 4 years studying Artificial Intelligence, I am well aware that there can be an unfortunate AI tendency to use a nuclear weapon where a hammer would do the job just as well. Certainly, therefore, we should only use a more complex approach if it has a clear benefit over the simpler approach Matthew is implementing at the moment. > Generally speaking, if you can define reasonably clearly what constitutes a > "good" node to route through (e.g. one that has returned similar keys quickly > in the past, with reasonably consistency), then using an AI is probably over > the top. With all due respect and gratitude to Rudi for his interest and expertise in this area, I must confess that my instinct is to agree with you, however Rudi's approach will get its opportunity to prove itself in an objective analysis once the NG Routing structure is ready - which I am sure will be great fun for everyone to observe ;-) Ian. -- Ian Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Coordinator, The Freenet Project http://freenetproject.org/ Founder, Locutus http://locut.us/ Personal Homepage http://locut.us/ian/
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