PREMISES: (1) AGI is one of the most complicated problem in the history of science, and therefore requires substantial funding for it to happen.
(2) Since all previous attempts failed, investors and funding agencies have enough reason to wait until a recognizable breakthrough to put their money in. (3) Since the people who have the money are usually not AGI researchers (so won't read papers and books), a breakthrough becomes recognizable to them only by impressive demos. (4) If the system is really general-purpose, then if it can give an impressive demo on one problem, it should be able to solve all kinds of problems to roughly the same level. (5) If a system already can solve all kinds of problems, then the research has mostly finished, and won't need funding anymore. CONCLUSION: AGI research will get funding when and only when the funding is no longer needed anymore. Q.E.D. :-( Pei ------------------------------------------- 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=101455710-f059c4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
