Re: [singularity] Vinge & Goerzel = Uplift Academy's Good Ancestor Principle Workshop 2007

2007-02-19 Thread Anna Taylor
Ben wrote: That doesn't mean they couldn't have some smart staff who shifted research interest to AGI after moving to Google, but it doesn't seem tremendously likely. I don't agree. Google is a form of research engine that enables information in grose load. How you "decyfer" it, is up to the in

[singularity] Poll = AGI Motivation / Life Extension?

2007-02-19 Thread Joel Pitt
-- Forwarded message -- From: Joel Pitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Feb 19, 2007 8:49 PM Subject: Re: [singularity] Poll = AGI Motivation / Life Extension? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Bruce, I believe life is all about seeking experience. So my belief is that the singularity a) enab

Re: [singularity] Vinge & Goerzel = Uplift Academy's Good Ancestor Principle Workshop 2007

2007-02-19 Thread Shane Legg
I saw a talk about a year or two ago where one of the Google founders was asked if they had projects to build general purpose artificial intelligence. He answered that they did not have such a project at the company level, however they did have many AI people in the company, some of whom where int

Re: [singularity] Poll = AGI Motivation / Life Extension?

2007-02-19 Thread Bruce Klein
For this AGI Poll, you can reply to this list or back to me privately/directly (bruce -at- novamente.net). If you reply to me, please let me know what info. I can use when replying back to the list as I will create a summary of the AGI Poll results. Thanks, Bruce Bruce Klein wrote: In June 2

Re: [singularity] Vinge & Goerzel = Uplift Academy's Good Ancestor Principle Workshop 2007

2007-02-19 Thread Ben Goertzel
Joshua Fox wrote: Any comments on this: http://news.com.com/2100-11395_3-6160372.html Google has been mentioned in the context of AGI, simply because they have money, parallel processing power, excellent people, an orientation towards technological innovation, and important narrow AI success

Re: [singularity] Vinge & Goerzel = Uplift Academy's Good Ancestor Principle Workshop 2007

2007-02-19 Thread Joshua Fox
Any comments on this: http://news.com.com/2100-11395_3-6160372.html Google has been mentioned in the context of AGI, simply because they have money, parallel processing power, excellent people, an orientation towards technological innovation, and important narrow AI successes and research goals.