Re: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency

2007-10-29 Thread Benjamin Goertzel
cent book and found it so general as to be > of little value. > > Ed. Porter > > -Original Message- > From: rooftop8000 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 12:15 PM > To: agi@v2.listbox.com > Subject: Re: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency &

Re: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency

2007-10-29 Thread rooftop8000
so he's gonna start his own project with the designs in his book, if he finds funding? --- Bob Mottram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This recent talk by Marvin Minsky may be of interest. > > http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/484 > > I know some folks on this list have talked about ways of evangeli

RE: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency

2007-10-29 Thread Edward W. Porter
I read about half of Minsky's recent book and found it so general as to be of little value. Ed. Porter -Original Message- From: rooftop8000 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 12:15 PM To: agi@v2.listbox.com Subject: Re: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency so

RE: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency

2007-10-29 Thread Edward W. Porter
EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 12:43 PM To: agi@v2.listbox.com Subject: Re: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency I think his book (Emotion Machine) is fairly interesting as cognitive science, but doesn't descend to a fine enough level of granularity to really be considered AGI desi

Re: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency

2007-10-29 Thread Pei Wang
d W. Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I read about half of Minsky's recent book and found it so general as to be > > of little value. > > > > Ed. Porter > > > > -Original Message- > > From: rooftop8000 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency

2007-10-30 Thread Joshua Fox
Surely Marvin Minsky -- a top MIT professor, with a world-beating reputation in multiple fields -- can snap his fingers and get all the required funding, whether commercial or non-profit, for AGI projects which he initiates or supports? Joshua 2007/10/28, Bob Mottram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Thi

Re: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency

2007-10-30 Thread Mike Tintner
Joshua:Surely Marvin Minsky -- a top MIT professor, with a world-beating reputation in multiple fields -- can snap his fingers and get all the required funding, whether commercial or non-profit, for AGI projects which he initiates or supports? Definitely not - he's still looking. Obviousl

Re: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency

2007-10-30 Thread Benjamin Goertzel
On Oct 30, 2007 4:59 AM, Joshua Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Surely Marvin Minsky -- a top MIT professor, with a world-beating > reputation in multiple fields -- can snap his fingers and get all the > required funding, whether commercial or non-profit, for AGI projects which > he initiates or

Re: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency

2007-10-30 Thread Richard Loosemore
Joshua Fox wrote: Surely Marvin Minsky -- a top MIT professor, with a world-beating reputation in multiple fields -- can snap his fingers and get all the required funding, whether commercial or non-profit, for AGI projects which he initiates or supports? Joshua No: he was outflanked by the

RE: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency

2007-10-30 Thread Edward W. Porter
semore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 8:58 AM To: agi@v2.listbox.com Subject: Re: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency Joshua Fox wrote: > Surely Marvin Minsky -- a top MIT professor, with a world-beating > reputation in multiple fields -- can snap his fingers and ge

Re: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency

2007-10-30 Thread Benjamin Goertzel
hildren's language acquisition, >concept formation, and attention. > > Edward W. Porter > Porter & Associates > 24 String Bridge S12 > Exeter, NH 03833 > (617) 494-1722 > Fax (617) 494-1822 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message- >

Re: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency

2007-10-30 Thread Pei Wang
children's > language acquisition, concept formation, and attention . > > > > Edward W. Porter > > Porter & Associates > > 24 String Bridge S12 > > Exeter, NH 03833 > > (617) 494-1722 > > Fax (617) 494-1822 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >

Re: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency

2007-10-30 Thread rooftop8000
lets start a fund i'll throw in the first $10 --- Joshua Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Surely Marvin Minsky -- a top MIT professor, with a world-beating reputation > in multiple fields -- can snap his fingers and get all the required funding, > whether commercial or non-profit, for AGI project

RE: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency

2007-10-30 Thread Edward W. Porter
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 11:05 AM To: agi@v2.listbox.com Subject: Re: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency I love Deb Roy and think his work is wonderful, but one thing he does NOT have is a coherent design for an AGI ... As I understand it, what he's doing now is

Re: [agi] Minsky and the AI emergency

2007-10-30 Thread Benjamin Goertzel
er > Porter & Associates > 24 String Bridge S12 > Exeter, NH 03833 > (617) 494-1722 > Fax (617) 494-1822 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -Original Message- > *From:* Benjamin Goertzel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 30, 2007 11:05 AM > *To:* a