Linas, Some narrow AIs are more useful than other. Voice recognition, image recognition, and navigation are less helpful in building AGI than, say, expert systems and full text search (Google).
AGI researcher my carefully pick narrow AIs in a such way, that narrow AI steps would lead to development of full AGI system. > To be more direct: a common example of "narrow AI" are cruise missles, or the > darpa challange. We've put tens of millions into the darpa challange (which I > applaud) > but the result is maybe an inch down the road to AGI. Another narrow AI > example > is data mining, and by now, many of the Fortune 500 have invested at least > tens, > if not hundreds of millions of dollars into that .. yet we are hardly closer > to AGI as > a result (although this business does bring in billions for high-end expensive > computers from Sun, HP and IBM, andd so does encourage one component > needed for agi). But think about it ... billions are being spent on narrow AI > today, > and how did that help AGI, exactly? ----- 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=69269912-65dd3a
