It is not derived from "English" per se, but form the language, knowledge is trasferred thru language and experience, (short of typing in all rules of the world) So the bot needs to either have a full embodiment, or an ability to read the language to gather the knowledge.
James Ratcliff Russell Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 4/20/07, James Ratcliff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: We cant understand english because we dont have enough knowledge, we dont have enough knowledge because we cant understand english. No, only the first part of that is true. The reason computers don't have enough knowledge isn't because they don't understand English, it's because they lack the data, the machinery, the algorithms. Knowledge of the things that need to be known - about space and time, matter and energy, air and water, warmth and cold, profit and loss, health and sickness, etc etc - is not derived from English; it is derived from algorithms, machinery operating in the real world and data derived therefrom, etc, that evolution programmed into us and we must in turn program into our computers. Understanding of English (as opposed to programs like Eliza, Zork, Microsoft Word, Google, that operate on English without understanding it) comes afterwards. --------------------------------- 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/?&; _______________________________________ James Ratcliff - http://falazar.com Looking for something... --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. ----- 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=231415&user_secret=fabd7936
