--- Richard Loosemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shane Legg wrote: > > 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 > > Shane, > > Thankyou for being patronizing. > > Some of us do understand the AIXI work in enough depth to make valid > criticism. > > The problem is that you do not understand the criticism well enough to > address it. > > > Richard Loosemore.
Richard, I looked at your 2006 AGIRI talk, the one I believe you referenced in our previous discussion on the definition of intelligence, http://www.agiri.org/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=21&t=137 You use the description "complex adaptive system", which I agree is a reasonable definition of intelligence. You also assert that mathematics is useless for the analysis of complex systems. Again I agree. But I don't understand your criticism of Shane's work. After all, he is the one who proved the correctness of your assertion. -- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- 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
