Ben wrote: I think that AGI, right now, could also be analyzed as having four main approaches
1-- logic-based ... including a host of different logic formalisms 2-- neural net/ brain simulation based ... including some biologically quasi-realistic systems and some systems that are more formal and abstract 3-- integrative ... which itself is a very broad category with a lot of heterogeneity ... including e.g. systems composed of wholly distinct black boxes versus systems that have intricate real-time feedbacks between different components' innards 4-- miscellaneous ... evolutionary learning, etc. etc. It's hardly a herd, it's more of a chaos ;-p -- Ben ----------------------------------------------- I think you have to include complexity. Although complexity problems can be / should be seen as an issue relevant to all AGI paradigms, the significance of the problem makes it a primary concern to me. I would say that I am interested in the problems of complexity and integration of concepts. Jim Bromer ------------------------------------------- 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=103754539-40ed26 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com