Hi Pei - What about having a tree like diagram that branches out into either: - the different paths / approaches to AGI (for instance: NARS, Novamente, and Richard's, etc.), with suggested readings at those leaves - area of study, with suggested readings at those leaves
Or possibly, a Mind Map diagram that shows AGI in the middle, with the approaches stemming from it, and then either sub fields, or a reading list and / or collection of links (though the links may become outdated, dead). Point is, would a diagram help "map" the field - which caters to the differing approaches, and which helps those wanting to chart a course to their own learning/study ? Thanks, ~Aki On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 9:22 PM, Pei Wang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ben, > > It is a good start! > > Of course everyone else will disagree --- like what Richard did and > I'm going to do. ;-) > > I'll try to find the time to provide my list --- at this moment, it > will be more like a reading list than a textbook TOC. In the future, > it will be integrated into the E-book I'm working on > (http://nars.wang.googlepages.com/gti-summary). > > Compared to yours, mine will contain less math and algorithms, but > more psychology and philosophy. > > I'd like to see what Richard and others want to propose. We shouldn't > try to merge them into one wiki page, but several. > > Pei > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 7:46 PM, Ben Goertzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > A lot of students email me asking me what to read to get up to speed on > AGI. > > > > So I started a wiki page called "Instead of an AGI Textbook", > > > > > http://www.agiri.org/wiki/Instead_of_an_AGI_Textbook#Computational_Linguistics > > > > Unfortunately I did not yet find time to do much but outline a table > > of contents there. > > > > So I'm hoping some of you can chip in and fill in some relevant > > hyperlinks on the pages > > I've created ;-) > > > > For those of you too lazy to click the above link, here is the > > introductory note I put on the wiki page: > > > > > > ******** > > > > I've often lamented the fact that there is no advanced undergrad level > > textbook for AGI, analogous to what Russell and Norvig is for Narrow > > AI. > > > > Unfortunately, I don't have time to write such a textbook, and no one > > else with the requisite knowledge and ability seems to have the time > > and inclination either. > > > > So, instead of a textbook, I thought it would make sense to outline > > here what the table of contents of such a textbook might look like, > > and to fill in each section within each chapter in this TOC with a few > > links to available online resources dealing with the topic of the > > section. > > > > However, all I found time to do today (March 25, 2008) is make the > > TOC. Maybe later I will fill in the links on each section's page, or > > maybe by the time I get around it some other folks will have done it. > > > > While nowhere near as good as a textbook, I do think this can be a > > valuable resource for those wanting to get up to speed on AGI concepts > > and not knowing where to turn to get started. There are some available > > AGI bibliographies, but a structured bibliography like this can > > probably be more useful than an unstructured and heterogeneous one. > > > > Naturally my initial TOC represents some of my own biases, but I trust > > that by having others help edit it, these biases will ultimately "come > > out in the wash. > > > > Just to be clear: the idea here is not to present solely AGI material. > > Rather the idea is to present material that I think students would do > > well to know, if they want to work on AGI. This includes some AGI, > > some narrow AI, some psychology, some neuroscience, some mathematics, > > etc. > > > > ******* > > > > > > -- Ben > > > > > > -- > > Ben Goertzel, PhD > > CEO, Novamente LLC and Biomind LLC > > Director of Research, SIAI > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > "If men cease to believe that they will one day become gods then they > > will surely become worms." > > -- Henry Miller > > > > ------------------------------------------- > > 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/?&; > > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > > > > ------------------------------------------- > 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/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > -- Aki R. Iskandar [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------- 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=98558129-0bdb63 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
