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

[singularity] Replicable Patterns of Breakthroughs

2007-05-18 Thread Mark H. Herman
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 replicable. A general example of what I mean by a "pattern" wou