I would be interested in hearing about anything you discover, Xavier. The consulting firm I am with is currently forming a virtualization group and I am contemplating joining.
Ben, I am working with Tyler Emerson right now to get something published around AI & business. If you are interested in hearing more, contact me offline. Michael P. Gusek -----Original Message----- From: Xavier Laurent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 6:37 am Subject: Re: [singularity] PhD Ideas hello Ben Many thanks for your reply and ideas Regards Xav Benjamin Goertzel wrote: > > Hi, > > Right now, doing any serious AI stuff in virtual worlds definitely > requires > some serious programming.... > > However, here is one suggestion: perhaps you could focus on the > environment rather than the AI itself, and you could design a learning > environment for AI systems in virtual worlds. For instance one could > take Piagetan cognitive development theory and its more modern > descendants, > and create a series of virtual environments designed to > > -- help AI systems learn to pass through the Piagetan stages, in the > > context > of appropriate interactions with human-controlled avatars > -- test whether the AI systems have indeed passed through certain stages > > If done in Second Life for instance, this would involve building > structures > and > some simple LSL scripting, but no really serious programming... > > -- Ben > > On 10/24/07, *Xavier Laurent* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL > PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Hello > > My name is Xavier, doing a Part time PhD in the UK. I am currently > register with the Creative Media department. I have just recently > started and did not yet come up with a research question, still > need to > read more. But I have narrowed down my interests with embodiment in > virtual worlds. I would like maybe to focus more on the complexity > of 3D > environments and how it can interact with a virtual agent to be > able to > build AI. > > I have started researching but most of the content with virtual > embodiment I have read so far point towards Novamente upcoming > work with > second life, doesn't seem that too many academic people are > researching > this area. I have been in contact in people in second life who setup > meetings on AI too. > > I would be interested to know if there are a group of PhD students > researching this field or other discussion forums that would help > me to > formulate my research question. I am more in the philosophical > approach > rather than the programing side of AI due to the department i do my > study in but I wont mind developing simulations and tests in > virtual worlds. > > Thanks > > Xav > > -- > Gall y neges e-bost hon, ac unrhyw atodiadau a anfonwyd gyda hi, > gynnwys deunydd cyfrinachol ac wedi eu bwriadu i'w defnyddio'n unig > gan y sawl y cawsant eu cyfeirio ato (atynt). Os ydych wedi derbyn y > neges e-bost hon trwy gamgymeriad, rhowch wybod i'r anfonwr ar > unwaith a dilëwch y neges. Os na fwriadwyd anfon y neges atoch chi, > rhaid i chi beidio â defnyddio, cadw neu ddatgelu unrhyw wybodaeth a > gynhwysir ynddi. Mae unrhyw farn neu safbwynt yn eiddo i'r sawl a'i > hanfonodd yn unig ac nid yw o anghenraid yn cynrychioli barn > Prifysgol Bangor. Nid yw Prifysgol Bangor yn gwarantu > bod y neges e-bost hon neu unrhyw atodiadau yn rhydd rhag firysau neu > 100% yn ddiogel. 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