On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 12:56:14PM -0700, Matt Mahoney wrote: > --- Jiri Jelinek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Oct 31, 2007 8:53 PM, Matt Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Natural language is a fundamental part of the knowledge > > base, not something you can add on later. > > > > I disagree. You can start with a KB that contains concepts retrieved > > from a well structured non-NL input format only, get the thinking > > algorithms working and then (possibly much later) let the system to > > focus on NL analysis/understanding or build some > > NL-to-the_structured_format translation tools. > > Well, good luck with that. Are you aware of how many thousands of times this > approach has been tried? You are wading into a swamp. Progress will be rapid > at first.
Yes, and in the first email I wrote, that started this thread, I stated, more or less: "yes, I am aware that many have tried, and that its a swamp, and can anyone elucidate why?" And, so far, no one as been able to answer that question, even as they firmly assert that surely it is a swamp. Nor has anyone attempted to posit any mechanisms that avoid that swamp, other than thought bubbles that state things like "starting from a clean slate, my system will be magic". --linas ----- 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=8660244&id_secret=60602053-e9d933
