Perhaps they are referring to Kurzweil's "Singularity": http://www.singularity.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity
Regards, Al On Aug 21, 2013, at 11:54 AM, "Richard E. Neapolitan" <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the things you mention open new possibilities for very useful, > seemingly intelligent large scale applications. However, I don't see how any > present paradigm holds promise for true artificial intelligence. That is not > to say it is not possible; I just don't see any indication of it. The only > thing I currently see is perhaps an artificially grown brain modeled after > the way the human brain grows. But that would be artificial life rather than > intelligence. > Richard E. Neapolitan, Professor > Division of Biomedical Informatics > Department of Preventive Medicine > Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine > 750 N. Lake Shore Drive, 11th Floor > Chicago, Illinois 60611 > On 8/21/2013 11:46 AM, Dash, Denver H wrote: >> Widely believed among the general population or among AI researchers? The >> former may be true and probably has been true for the past 30 years :) >> >> As for the latter, researchers by nature are more cynical, but I do think >> that the confluence of big data, cloud computing, deep nets, and integrated >> solutions such as Watson, have brought a new sense of optimism to the field >> that hasn't existed in maybe 30 years. >> >> Just my opinion. >> Denver >> >> On Aug 21, 2013, at 11:54 AM, "Richard E. Neapolitan" >> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> >> Dear Colleagues, >> One of my publisher's asked me to review a proposal for a book. The theme >> of the book is predicated on the statement that "it is widely believed that >> in the next 10 to 100 years scientists will succeed in creating human level >> artificial general intelligence." There is no research that gives me any >> reason to believe this. In my recent AI textbook I took the stance that we >> have essentially failed at this endeavor. Does anyone know of any research >> that would make someone make such a statement? >> Thanks, >> Rich >> >> -- >> Richard E. Neapolitan, Ph.D., Professor >> Division of Health and Biomedical Informatics >> Department of Preventive Medicine >> Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine >> 750 N. Lake Shore Drive, 11th floor >> Chicago IL 60611 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> uai mailing list >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >> https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai > > _______________________________________________ > uai mailing list > [email protected] > https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
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