Markov chains are one way of doing the math for spreading activation, but e.g. neural nets are another...
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 1:23 AM, Linas Vepstas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > 2008/9/29 Ben Goertzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > Stephen, > > > > Yes, I think your spreading-activation approach makes sense and has > plenty > > of potential. > > > > Our approach in OpenCog is actually pretty similar, given that our > > importance-updating dynamics can be viewed as a nonstandard sort of > > spreading activation... > > Well, I'd like to point out that algo's like the page-rank algo > are not unlike spreading activation, and that its danged-near > to being a Markov chain too. Actually, upon skimming the > Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreading_activation > it seems to be *identical* to a Markov chain, so I'm a bit > confused by that article. -- or I skimmed too fast, Dunno. > > --linas > > > ------------------------------------------- > agi > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ > Modify Your Subscription: > https://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] "Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be first overcome " - Dr Samuel Johnson ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=114414975-3c8e69 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
