--- Stan Nilsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Matt Mahoney wrote: > > > > > Remember that the goal is to test for "understanding" in intelligent > > agents that are not necessarily human. What does it mean for a > machine to > > understand something? What does it mean to understand a string of > bits? > > > > Have you considered testing intelligent agents by simply observing what > they do when left alone? If it has understanding, wouldn't it do > something? And wouldn't "it's" choice be revealing? Just a thought.
What it does depends on its goals, in addition to understanding. Suppose a robot just sits there, doing nothing. Maybe it understands its environment but doesn't need to do anything because its batteries are charged. -- Matt Mahoney, [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=101455710-f059c4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
