Even if specific people in the company are interested in AGI, that doesn't automatically mean that they're going to invest corporate cash in it. And if they do start taking AGI seriously, they will very quickly realize that it has huge implications, far beyond what is normal for a tech-development project, which anti-AGI people can use to scare everyone off.
- Tom --- Joshua Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Private companies like Google are, as far as I am > aware, spending exactly $0 on AGI. ... > > Yes. But note that Peter Norvig, Google's director > of research and a > top guru in narrow AI, is scheduled to speak at > SIAI's next > Singularity Summit > > This does not mean that he agrees with everything > that SIAI folks say, > but it does mean that he takes the organization and > its ideas > seriously. > > To me, this, together with other seemingly > AGI-positive statements out > of Google, mean that Google does not unanimously > dismiss AGI as > nonsense, and may even understand its value. > > And so, if pre-superhuman AGI has any commercial > value, and if Google > willing to invest in speculative ventures -- both of > which seem to be > true -- I would be surprised if Google did not soon > fund AGI > research. > > Joshua > > ----- > 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/?&; > ____________________________________________________________________________________Give spam the boot. Take control with tough spam protection in the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_html.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/?member_id=4007604&user_secret=8eb45b07
