Somebody wrote: > You're making the same mistake as John Clark, confusing the physical > computer with the algorithm. Powerful computers don't help us if we don't > have the right algorithm. >
True, and a powerful brain won't help you if you have no education or memories. > > The central mystery of AI, in my opinion, is why on earth haven't we > found a general learning algorithm yet. > There probably isn't a general learning algorithm there are just lots of lesser learning algorithms, and more important than any algorithm or even deduction in general are rules of thumb, like induction. John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

