Re: [agi] Go and the translation problem.

2003-01-28 Thread Ed Heflin
at exploit CPU time for self-replication. Mutation generates new forms, and evolution proceeds by natural selection as different genotypes compete for CPU time and memory space." Just my $0.02 worth. EGHeflin : Monday, January 27, 2003 9:09 PM Subject: Re: [agi] Go and the translation p

Re: [agi] Go and the translation problem.

2003-01-27 Thread Alan Grimes
> but because I found some of your statements compelling enough to > warrant further consideration. This is creepy... I go from a "Oh that's nice, whatever" to a "Now that is interesting!" in what seems like me to be only a few days. This is is very supprising to me. =P > Specifically, I looked

Re: [agi] Go and the translation problem.

2003-01-27 Thread Ed Heflin
it - still probably functional, but could use some cleanup - N'est-ce pas? Just my $0.02 worth. EGHeflin - Original Message - From: "Alan Grimes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 4:05 AM Subject: Re: [agi] Go and

Re: [agi] Go and the translation problem.

2003-01-25 Thread James Rogers
On 1/25/03 1:05 AM, "Alan Grimes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If I say too much more the rabbi will take what I've written, implement > it himself, and screw up the universe with Yahweh 2.0. I don't want > that. > > Instead I will, here, present a slightly obfuscated version that, > hopefully

Re: [agi] Go and the translation problem.

2003-01-24 Thread Alan Grimes
Jonathan Standley wrote: > it's the first link under the update notice at the top. It's a work in > progress, more or less just showing some features of the model, and a > proposed mechanism by which people form preferences (the bug chasing > link on the extropians list got me thinking about feti

Re: [agi] Go and the translation problem.

2003-01-24 Thread Jonathan Standley
Alan, I think it's difficult to overstate the importance of your post. You have outlined the nature of the translation problem and provided what I think is the foundation of it's solution. The post (excerpts below) dovetails neatly with ideas I have been working on. After reading your post I put

Re: [agi] Go and the translation problem.

2003-01-24 Thread Alan Grimes
It's one thing to mention hofstadter and its another to recognise how he is correct and have some idea of what a solution would look like. Ps: You read my implication correctly. -- I WANT A DEC ALPHA!!! =) 21364: THE UNDISPUTED GOD OF ALL CPUS. http://users.rcn.com/alangrimes/ [if rcn.com does

Re: [agi] Go and the translation problem.

2003-01-24 Thread RSbriggs
In a message dated 1/24/2003 3:13:02 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The High Rabbi of the Singularity is on this list and this posting just might point him in the right direction Actually, I think I've seen Eliezer quote Hofstadter once or twice in various contexts. Or did y

[agi] Go and the translation problem.

2003-01-24 Thread Alan Grimes
om In this posting I will argue that Go is an instance of the translation problem and hence a good computer Go player will be 80% of a sucessful AI. om The first stone placed on a full-size 19x19 Go board can be placed in any one of 361 locations. The next stone picks from any of 360 places, et