Fair enough, Richard... Again I'll emphasize that the idea of the "Instead of an AGI Textbook" is not to teach any particular theory or design for AGI, but rather to convey background knowledge that is useful for folks who wish to come to grips with contemporary AGI theories and designs
I have articulated my own "coherent body of thought" regarding AGI as well, but I consider it to best be presented at the "research treatise" or "research paper" rather than "textbook" level... -- Ben G On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Richard Loosemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > A propos of the several branches of discussion about AGI textbooks on > this thread... > > Knowing what I do about the structure and content of the book I am > writing, I cannot imagine it being merged as just a set of branch points > from other works, like the one growing from Ben's TOC. > > What I am doing is a coherent body of thought in its own right, with a > radically different underlying philosophy, so it really needs to be a > standalone project. > > > > Richard Loosemore > > > > ------------------------------------------- > 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