> Using informal words, how would you describe the metaphysics or > biases currently encoded into the Novamente system? > > /Robert Wensman
This is a good question, and unfortunately I don't have a systematic answer. Biases are encoded in many different aspects of the design, e.g. -- the knowledge representation -- the heuristics within the inference rules (e.g. for temporal and spatial inference) -- the set of predicates and procedures provided as primitives for automated program learning -- various specializations in the architecture (e.g. the use of specialized SpaceServer and TimeServer objects to allow efficient indexing of entities by space and time) and we haven't made an effort to go through and systematize the conceptual biases implicit in the detailed design of all the different parts of the system, although there are plenty of important biases there.... sorry for the unsatisfying answer but it would take me a couple days of analysis to give you a real answer, and other priorities beckon... -- Ben G ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=95818715-a78a9b Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
