If one used case based matching, then the algorithm could develop experience (i.e., bulid a case base) predicting arbitrary sequences of bits, and later apply this experience to unseen sequences. ~PM.
> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:59:26 -0500 > Subject: Re: [agi] What's preventing me from doing this AGI thing? > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 2:15 PM, Jim Bromer <[email protected]> wrote: > An algorithm that could 'predict' bits in arbitrary sequences which it > had never been exposed to can hardly be called a 'learning algorithm'. > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 8:24 PM, Matt Mahoney via AGI <[email protected]> > wrote: > Yes it is. Are you familiar with AIXI? > -- Matt Mahoney, [email protected] > > I remember you and other people talking about it. I find it > interesting that you did not dodge my fundamental criticism. So that > is probably where our disagreement is situated. Before you go on let > me say one thing. A human calculator does not have to be exposed to > every possible resultant that he could calculate in order to > understand the method. But that method is not a 'learning algorithm'. > It might be called a learned algorithm or something. > > Jim Bromer > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 8:24 PM, Matt Mahoney via AGI <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 2:15 PM, Jim Bromer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> An algorithm that could 'predict' bits in arbitrary sequences which it > >> had never been exposed to can hardly be called a 'learning algorithm'. > > > > Yes it is. Are you familiar with AIXI? > > > > -- > > -- Matt Mahoney, [email protected] > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > > AGI > > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/24379807-653794b5 > > Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > > > ------------------------------------------- > AGI > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/19999924-4a978ccc > Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ------------------------------------------- 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
