Ben (and others), My impression is that there is a general lack of understanding when it comes to AIXI and related things. It seems that someone who doesn't understand the material makes a statement, which others then take as fact, and the cycle repeats.
Part of the problem, I think, is that the material is difficult for people to fully understand. Marcus knows this, and he also understands that while he is a brilliant theoretician, his skills in explaining complex ideas in the simplest way possible are not as strong. To help address this, part of my PhD thesis is going to be, I hope, a very easy to understand explanation of AIXI and universal intelligence --- Marcus doesn't even want me to put any proofs into this part of the thesis, which is most unlike him! I am writing this chapter at the moment and I will let this list know when it has been completed and reviewed. Hopefully then we can all focus on the real weaknesses of this work, rather than the imagined ones. Cheers Shane ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604&user_secret=8eb45b07
