Ben started a new thread about AIXI so I'll switch to there to keep this discussion in the same place and in sync with the subject line...
Shane On 3/7/07, Mitchell Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>From: "Shane Legg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For sure. Indeed my recent paper on whether there exists an elegant theory >of prediction tries to address that very problem. In short the paper says >that if you want to convert something like Solomonoff induction or AIXI >into a nice computable system... well you can't. Indeed my own work on >building an intelligent machine is taking a neuro science inspired approach >with just a few bits that are in some sense "inspired" by AIXI. > >I think the value of AIXI is that it gives you a relatively simple set of >equations with which to mathematically study the properties of an ultra >intelligent machine. In contrast something like Novamente can't be >expressed in a one line equation. This makes it a much more difficult >mathematical object to work with if you want to do theoretical analysis. This would be the paper, everyone: http://www.vetta.org/documents/IDSIA-12-06-1.pdf Shane - first you smack down the Goedel machine, and now AIXI! Is it genuinely useless in practice, do you think? Hutter says one of his current research priorities is to shrink it down into something that can run on existing machines... _________________________________________________________________ Advertisement: 50% off on Xbox 360, PS and Nintendo Wii titles! http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-4lab-71-bn-49-en-84-k-40-extended.html ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?list_id=11983
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