On 28/01/2008, Mike Tintner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The background for me is this: there is a great, untrumpeted revolution > going on, which is called Embodied Cognitive Science. See Wiki. That is all > founded on the idea of the "embodied mind". Cognitive science is based on > the idea that thought is a program - which can in principle be instantiated > on any computational machine - and is a science founded on AI/ computers. > Embodied cog sci is Cog Sci Stage 2 and is based on the idea that thought is > a brain-and-body affair - and cannot take place without both - and is a > science founded on robotics.
Are you simply arguing that an embodied AI that can interact with the real world will find it easier to learn and develop, or are you arguing that there is a fundamental reason why an AI can't develop in a purely virtual environment? -- Stathis Papaioannou ----- 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=90526349-a6e3cb
