Hi Russell Standish I like this list I have just joined because of the excellent thinkers here, who are already changing my view of what computers can do in AI.
The differences in our interpretations of AI and the possibility of computers simulating life is due to our different interpretations of what is meant by the word "intelligence". My own definition IMHO allows one to uyse the same definition for AI and for life. There is no generally agree-upon definition of intelligence. My own definition, as I had stated, is that intelligence is the ability to make choices of one's own. Autonomous choices. Self determinations. This ability is IMHO essential for life, for one has to choose which direction to move all on one's own (Aristotle) , to separate good food from bad food, to separate friend from foe, etc. Roger , [email protected] 8/7/2012 Is life a cause/effect activity ? If so, what is the cause agent ? ----- Receiving the following content ----- From: Russell Standish Receiver: everything-list Time: 2012-08-06, 23:17:34 Subject: Re: scientists simulate an entire organism in software for the firsttime ever On Mon, Aug 06, 2012 at 01:29:50AM -0700, rclough wrote: > Perhaps I am wrong, but I have a problem with the concept of artificial > intelligence and hence artificial life-- at least according to my > understanding of what intelligence is. > Artificial Life is an independent field to Artificial Intelligence, so I don't see how you can say that. True there is some cross-pollination, mostly ALife => AI, but sometimes AI philosophical issues has some relevance to ALife. An example of the difference: it is relatively easy to define and measure intelligence. Its virtually impossible to do the same for life. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders Visiting Professor of Mathematics [email protected] University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5182 - Release Date: 08/06/12 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
