lol. Mike,
What I was trying to express by the word *expect* is NOT predict [some exact outcome]. Expect means that the algorithm has a way of comparing observations to what the algorithm considers to be consistent with an "explanation". This is something I struggled to solve for a long time regarding explanatory reasoning. Dave On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Mike Tintner <tint...@blueyonder.co.uk>wrote: > Jim :This illustrates one of the things wrong with the > dreary instantiations of the prevailing mind set of a group. It is only a > matter of time until you discover (through experiment) how absurd it is to > celebrate the triumph of an overly simplistic solution to a problem that is, > by its very potential, full of possibilities] > > To put it more succinctly, Dave & Ben & Hutter are doing the wrong subject > - narrow AI. Looking for the one right prediction/ explanation is narrow > AI. Being able to generate more and more possible explanations, wh. could > all be valid, is AGI. The former is rational, uniform thinking. The latter > is creative, polyform thinking. Or, if you prefer, it's convergent vs > divergent thinking, the difference between wh. still seems to escape Dave & > Ben & most AGI-ers. > > Consider a real world application - a footballer, Maradona, is dribbling > with the ball - you don't/can't predict where he's going next, you have to > be ready for various directions, including the possibility that he is going > to do something surprising and new - even if you have to commit yourself > to anticipating a particular direction. Ditto if you're trying to predict > the path of an animal prey. > > Dealing only with the "predictable" as most do, is perhaps what Jim is > getting at - predictable. And wrong for AGI. It's your capacity to deal > with the open, unpredictable, real world that signifies you are an AGI - > not the same old, closed predictable, artificial world. When will you have > the courage to face this? > > ------------------------------------------- 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=8660244-6e7fb59c Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
