Re: [agi] Atomic elements of perception

2007-09-28 Thread Vladimir Nesov
On 9/27/07, Richard Loosemore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vladimir Nesov wrote: On 9/27/07, *Richard Loosemore* [EMAIL PROTECTED] I explain what is the best possible type of evidence for the complex systems problem that we could ever expect to get (and I also give a

Re: [agi] Selfish promotion of AGI

2007-09-28 Thread Linas Vepstas
On Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 05:57:49PM -0700, Matt Mahoney wrote: Only as an upper bound. Lower bound. The earliest AGI implementations are likely to be highly inefficient. Faster algo's will be found only later, over time, as the actual problem is understood better. --linas - This list is

RE: [agi] Selfish promotion of AGI

2007-09-28 Thread Don Detrich - PoolDraw
I am not saying the AGI problem is solved, or that it is a no-brainer, but I think we are really beginning to understand the basic architecture of powerful AGI's. Furthermore, I think it is clear that with Moore's law and the fact that AI is one field that can very easily use the vast increase

Re: [agi] Selfish promotion of AGI

2007-09-28 Thread Bob Mottram
On 28/09/2007, Don Detrich - PoolDraw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I find it interesting that some of you are so nervous about promoting your own industry. This is because in the history of the field there have been no shortage of self-promoters who never really delivered on their promises. It's

Re: [agi] HOW TO CREATE THE BUZZ THAT BRINGS THE BUCKS

2007-09-28 Thread Don Detrich - PoolDraw
HOW TO CREATE THE BUZZ THAT BRINGS THE BUCKS Wow, there it is. That just about says it all. Take the content of that concise evaluation and go on the road. That is what AGI needs. For general PR purposes it doesn't have to be much more detailed than that. Talk shows and news articles are

RE: [agi] HOW TO CREATE THE BUZZ THAT BRINGS THE BUCKS

2007-09-28 Thread Derek Zahn
Don Detrich writes: AGI Will Be The Most Powerful Technology In Human History – In Fact, So Powerful that it Threatens Us Admittedly there are many possible dangers with future AGI technology. We can think of a million horror stories and in all probability some of the problems that will

Re: [agi] Selfish promotion of AGI

2007-09-28 Thread Matt Mahoney
--- Linas Vepstas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 05:57:49PM -0700, Matt Mahoney wrote: Only as an upper bound. Lower bound. The earliest AGI implementations are likely to be highly inefficient. Faster algo's will be found only later, over time, as the actual problem

[agi] A problem with computer science?

2007-09-28 Thread Robert Wensman
About why it is difficult to create complex system that balances several functions, as opposed to a system with just one single function (assuming that the former would be important for AGI): To find a reason for this difficulty, I would like to point in a different direction, namely at the

Re: [agi] A problem with computer science?

2007-09-28 Thread Vladimir Nesov
It looks more like chicken and the egg problem. There should be some kind of internal tension to assert that culture restrains some kinds of research methodologies: it might be that what we see in the field is exactly what field wants to produce. Mathematics tends to be detached from reality, and

RE: [agi] HOW TO CREATE THE BUZZ THAT BRINGS THE BUCKS

2007-09-28 Thread Edward W. Porter
HOW TO CREATE THE BUZZ THAT BRINGS THE BUCKS Wow, there it is. That just about says it all. Take the content of that concise evaluation and go on the road. That is what AGI needs. For general PR purposes it doesn’t have to be much more detailed than that. Talk shows and news articles are

RE: [agi] HOW TO CREATE THE BUZZ THAT BRINGS THE BUCKS

2007-09-28 Thread Edward W. Porter
Derek, This is how I responded to the below quoted comment from Don Detrich in your email Admittedly there are many possible dangers with future AGI technology. We can think of a million horror stories and in all probability some of the problems that will crop up are things we didn’t

Re: [agi] A problem with computer science?

2007-09-28 Thread Matt Mahoney
--- Robert Wensman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe there is hope if computer scientists tries to be a little bit less like mathematicians, and dares to let in a little bit of the psychological vagueness in their paper writing jargon. By that I do not mean to encourage any kind of Freud-like

[agi] Implementation of competences in AGI designs

2007-09-28 Thread Vladimir Nesov
AGI system can be characterized by a way it's implementing certain cognitive competencies. It might be difficult to grok particular design, but I think that some of the following issues are central to viable AGI design and probably can be outlined by short descriptions, which at least give a

[agi] Religion-free technical content

2007-09-28 Thread Russell Wallace
I unsubscribed from the various Singularitarian mailing lists when I grew out of believing computers are going to conquer the world, and stayed on this one because I understood it to be for technical content rather than religion; now I find it's being continually flooded with the nerdocalypse

Re: [agi] A problem with computer science?

2007-09-28 Thread Mike Dougherty
On 9/28/07, Matt Mahoney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not necessarily. In my work I measure intelligence to 9 significant digits. Ok sure, by what unit are you measuring? :) - This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to:

Re: [agi] A problem with computer science?

2007-09-28 Thread Russell Wallace
On 9/29/07, Mike Dougherty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok sure, by what unit are you measuring? :) Bytes. He's talking about compression of a gigabyte text file. So I agree he can measure to 9 significant digits, I just don't think what he's measuring is intelligence :) Though I retract my