I just realized that my emails have been ignored by the list-serv, which explains the stunning silence I had received for all my earlier posts. It's probably for the best :>
In any case, here's a repost of my introduction. That was both delayed, and is also no longer overdue, since my earlier comments never arrived :> Jonathan El-Bizri On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 10:04 PM, Jonathan El-Bizri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Somewhere between lurking and my abysmal attempts to interject levity in to > the grand AGI flame wars of 2008, an introduction was missed out. I am sure > I have met a number of you at last year's singularity summit, which I > assisted with, or will meet you at this year's, where I will be assisting > again. > > I am in my second year of a masters in research psychology at San Francisco > state. My (current) thesis involves the psychological constructs of the mind > in regards to online entities: how we conceive and relate to synthetic > groups, such as this email list, or your friends on facebook, and also > complex non-human systems, as they become more nuanced and intelligent. > > I am also working towards PMP Project and Program Management Certifications > (despite a decade of 'real world' work, one is still required to take an > undergraduate class to qualify for the examination :/) This scholastic > endeavour is my second (third?) life: before this I was a dot-commer, > working at start ups, before eventually getting swallowed by Microsoft and > then Juniper Networks. And before that, I wrote video game soundtracks (I'm > sure you've played some of my games :>) and tv commercials, and managed the > production group at a small game firm. > > I am hoping to contribute to the opencog project (which I expect is mostly > populated with people from this list) my experience in project management > and the cognitive sciences. To that end, I am currently reviewing the > developmental psychology texts of my undergraduate days, in order to refresh > myself, and with the additional intention of writing a review of the > literature suitable for the non-developmental non-psychologist working in > AGI (and as a springboard towards further research of this type). If anyone > can point me in the direction of similar work of this fashion, it would be > appreciated - so far, the topic does not seem well covered, which is good > news for me, after a fashion. > > The AGIRI wiki states there is a need for research into cognitive > development and other aspects of psychological science. Does anyone know who > would be the best person to get in contact with in this regard? I assume > that the overlap between AGIRI and opencog project to be substantial, if not > complete. And, who would be good people to discuss the appropriate nature of > my contributions to the Opencog project? > > And finally: can someone recomend a good IRC client so I can join the chat > channel? I haven't used IRC since the 90s... > > Regards, > > Jonathan El-Bizri > ------------------------------------------- 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=111637683-c8fa51 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
