On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 2:03 AM, Andrei Suiu <[email protected]> wrote: > > At the first view it looks like AtomSpace is basically a Knowledge Base, and > the MindAgents are Inference Engines, that makes OpenCOG look like an Expert > System
No. Most MindAgents are not inference engines -- e.g. calling clustering, or ECAN (importance spreading), an "inference engine" is way too much of a stretch Further, "expert systems" typically have their knowledge bases filled via curated or hand-coded knowledge, not via knowledge obtained by learning Of course, if you stretch the definition far enough you can convince yourself a human baby is an "expert system" (it contains some expert knowledge about drinking milk from its mommy, in its knowledge base), but ... well ... -- Ben Goertzel, PhD http://goertzel.org “Our first mothers and fathers … were endowed with intelligence; they saw and instantly they could see far … they succeeded in knowing all that there is in the world. When they looked, instantly they saw all around them, and they contemplated in turn the arch of heaven and the round face of the earth. … Great was their wisdom …. They were able to know all.... But the Creator and the Maker did not hear this with pleasure. … ‘Are they not by nature simple creatures of our making? Must they also be gods? … What if they do not reproduce and multiply?’ Then the Heart of Heaven blew mist into their eyes, which clouded their sight as when a mirror is breathed upon. Their eyes were covered and they could see only what was close, only that was clear to them.” — Popol Vuh (holy book of the ancient Mayas) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "opencog" 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 https://groups.google.com/group/opencog. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/opencog/CACYTDBcAVEXAOcRT4ZHuX8G_RUBWxY%2BOqr%3DH-svHfA-HrTOoig%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
