Re: [singularity] Replicable Patterns of Breakthroughs

2007-05-19 Thread Mark H. Herman
[Replies enclosed] ---What fields would you consider analogous to AI? Reply: I do not have the technical knowledge to answer that directly, however, the source of relevant analogies might so broad as to include almost every field (e.g. I wouldn’t be surprised if "thesis, antithesis, and synthe

Re: [singularity] Replicable Patterns of Breakthroughs

2007-05-19 Thread Matt Mahoney
--- "Mark H. Herman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I imagine the following may have already been considered, > nevertheless: It would seem constructive to undertake an > analysis of breakthroughs in various fields (e.g. engineering, > art, chemistry) to search for patterns that might be > repl