Thanks Mark ... let's see how it evolves... I think the problem is not finding a publisher, but rather, finding the time to contribute and refine the content
Maybe in a year or two there will be enough good content there that someone with appropriate time and inclination and skill can shape it into a textbook -- Ben On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 9:49 AM, Mark Waser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Ben, > > I have a publisher who would love to publish the result of the wiki as a > textbook if you are willing. > > Mark > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben Goertzel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <agi@v2.listbox.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 7:46 PM > Subject: [agi] Instead of an AGI Textbook > > > > 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 > -- 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/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=98558129-0bdb63 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
