Nearly 11 months ago I made the claim that I thought that I had AGI all figured out. I did not make my claim to brag about my accomplishments but to demonstrate the inanity of such claims. I do feel that I have it figured out, but that only means that I am at the next stage of a long process. I said that if someone had it all figured out that he should be able to get a demo working within a year. However, I then modified that statement because we do have to give researchers, even amateur researchers, especially amateur researchers, some leeway. So then, if I had it all figured out, I really should be able to have some kind of demo in 2 years. I also pointed out that if 5 months went by and I was still working on the basics and had not even started working on the AI part then that would be a pretty sure sign that I did not have it all figured out. Doubling that time to 10 months makes sense since we should give researchers some leeway. And I also added that since things, like illnesses or situations can interfere with your time that issues like that should also be taken into account. And indeed, I had both illnesses and family situations that really interfered with my work. So anyway, taking that all into account, I do feel comfortable declaring that if I haven’t started working on the AI part by the end of this month then that is a pretty good sign that I did not (and presumably still do not) have AGI all figured out. Well, it does not look too likely that I will start doing any AI stuff by the end of next week, so I really have to give up on the attitude that I have it all figured out. I do have some good ideas, I am working hard on my program, and I will be able to start testing my AI ideas out early next year. So I can say that I am testing my ideas out (I am working on the facility to test them out) and that I have some sophisticated ideas to work with. But the attitude that I have it all figured out is not a reality and thankfully I do not waste much time with that kind of ego-driven delusion.
I do have some feelings that other people have it wrong. I don’t see any reason to deny that. I have heard a lot of theories that were put forward without reasons or with insubstantial reasons (like some shallow ad hominem denouncement that is repeated ad nauseam) or with some cherry-picked reasoning that is always advanced without examining alternative views. But that does not mean that I can realistically dismiss other people’s AGI theories. Since I don’t have it all figured out I have to keep an open mind when someone can talk about something that makes some kind of sense in programming terms. -- Jim Bromer ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
