Hello, Prof. Ted Goertzel! Hope you attend AGI-08 (w/ your son, Ben)... and for helpful future reference, the email -- [email protected] -- goes to this broader list (not to individuals).
Thanks! Bruce Klein www.novamente.net/bruce On Dec 12, 2007 5:15 AM, Ted Goertzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Bill. > I did not intend to send that message to the list, I intended to forward > it directly to Ben. Fortunately, there wasn't anything embarassing in it > and it does not seem to have gone far and wide. I assume this mail goes > only to you. > I very likely will come to the conference. > Ted > > On Dec 12, 2007 7:02 AM, Bill Hibbard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ted, > > > > Ben and Pei Wang are co-chairs of the program committee > > and will certainly be there (also author of a couple > > papers). I'm sure everyone would like to meet Ben's dad. > > > > Cheers, > > Bill > > > > On Wed, 12 Dec 2007, Ted Goertzel wrote: > > > > > Ben, > > > Is this something you would be going to? I thought I might go I > > plan to > > > do some work on the singularity as part of my Communications course > > next > > > semester - the course will have "future studies" as a theme. You > > mentioned > > > you might have some ideas for work for me in this area. > > > Ted > > > > > > On Dec 11, 2007 4:50 PM, Bruce Klein < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> The First Conference on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI-08) > > >> March 1-3, 2008 at Memphis, Tennessee, USA > > >> Early Registration Deadline: January 31, 2008 > > >> Conference Website: http://www.agi-08.org > > >> > > >> Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) research focuses on the > > original > > >> and ultimate goal of AI --- to create intelligence as a whole. AGI > > seeks > > >> to create software or hardware systems that are "generally > > intelligent" > > >> in roughly the same sense that humans are, rather than being > > specialized > > >> problem-solvers such as most of the systems currently studied in the > > AI > > >> field. > > >> > > >> Current research in the AGI field is vigorous and diverse, exploring > > a > > >> wide range of possible paths, including theoretical and experimental > > >> computer science, cognitive science, neuroscience, and innovative > > >> interdisciplinary methodologies. > > >> > > >> AGI-08 is the very first international conference in this emerging > > field > > >> of science and engineering. The conference is organized with the > > >> cooperation of AAAI, and welcomes researchers and students in all > > >> relevant disciplines. > > >> > > >> Different from conventional conferences, AGI-08 is planned to be > > >> intensively discussion oriented. All the research papers accepted for > > > > >> publication in the Proceedings (49 papers total) will be available in > > >> advance online, so that attendees may arrive prepared to discuss the > > >> relevant issues with the authors and each other. The sessions of the > > >> conference will be organized to facilitate open and informed > > >> intellectual exchange on themes of common interest. > > >> > > >> Besides the technical discussions, time will also be scheduled at > > AGI-08 > > >> for an exploratory discussion of possible ways to work toward the > > >> formation of a more cohesive AGI research community -- including > > future > > >> conferences, publications, organizations, etc. > > >> > > >> After the two-and-half day conference, there will be a half day > > workshop > > >> on the broader implications of AGI technology, including ethical, > > >> sociological and futurological considerations. > > >> > > >> Yours, > > >> > > >> Organizing Committee, AGI-08 > > >> http://www.agi-08.org/organizing.php > > >> > > >> ----- > > >> 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/?&; > > >> > > > > > > ----- > > > 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/?&; > > > > ----- > > 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/?&; > > > > ------------------------------ > 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/?&; ----- 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&id_secret=75295038-d330d0
