> If the concept behind Novamente is truly compelling enough, it > should be no problem to make a successful pitch. > > Eric B. Ramsay
Gee ... you mean, I could pitch the idea of funding Novamente to people with money?? I never thought of that!! Thanks for the advice ;-pp Evidently, the concept behind Novamente is not "truly compelling enough" to the casual observer, as we have failed to attract big-bucks backers so far... Many folks we've talked to are interested in what we're doing but it seems we'll have to get further toward the end goal in order to overcome their AGI skepticism... Part of the issue is that the concepts underlying NM are both complex and subtle, not lending themselves all that well to "elevator pitch" treatment ... or even "PPT summary" treatment (though there are summaries in both PPT and conference-paper form). If you think that's a mark against NM, consider this: What's your elevator-pitch description of how the human brain works? How about the human body? Businesspeople favor the simplistic, yet the engineering of complex cognitive systems doesn't match well with this bias.... Please note that many successful inventors in history have had huge trouble getting financial backing, although in hindsight we find their ideas "truly compelling." (And, many failed inventors with terrible ideas have also had huge trouble getting financial backing...) -- Ben G ------------------------------------------- singularity Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/11983/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/11983/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604&id_secret=98631122-712fa4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
