--- On Sun, 12/28/08, John G. Rose <johnr...@polyplexic.com> wrote: > So maybe for improved genetic > algorithms used for obtaining max compression there needs to be a > consciousness component in the agents? Just an idea.... I think there is > potential for distributed consciousness inside of command line compressors > :)
No, consciousness (as the term is commonly used) is the large set of properties of human mental processes that distinguish life from death, such as ability to think, learn, experience, make decisions, take actions, communicate, etc. It is only relevant as an independent concept to agents that have a concept of death and the goal of avoiding it. The only goal of a compressor is to predict the next input symbol. -- Matt Mahoney, matmaho...@yahoo.com ------------------------------------------- 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=123753653-47f84b Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
