Thanks Bill. I did not intend to send that message to the list, I intended to forward it directly to Ben. Fortunately, there wasn't anything embarassing in it and it does not seem to have gone far and wide. I assume this mail goes only to you. I very likely will come to the conference. Ted
On Dec 12, 2007 7:02 AM, Bill Hibbard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ted, > > Ben and Pei Wang are co-chairs of the program committee > and will certainly be there (also author of a couple > papers). I'm sure everyone would like to meet Ben's dad. > > Cheers, > Bill > > On Wed, 12 Dec 2007, Ted Goertzel wrote: > > > Ben, > > Is this something you would be going to? I thought I might go I plan > to > > do some work on the singularity as part of my Communications course next > > semester - the course will have "future studies" as a theme. You > mentioned > > you might have some ideas for work for me in this area. > > Ted > > > > On Dec 11, 2007 4:50 PM, Bruce Klein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> The First Conference on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI-08) > >> March 1-3, 2008 at Memphis, Tennessee, USA > >> Early Registration Deadline: January 31, 2008 > >> Conference Website: http://www.agi-08.org > >> > >> Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) research focuses on the original > >> and ultimate goal of AI --- to create intelligence as a whole. AGI > seeks > >> to create software or hardware systems that are "generally intelligent" > >> in roughly the same sense that humans are, rather than being > specialized > >> problem-solvers such as most of the systems currently studied in the AI > >> field. > >> > >> Current research in the AGI field is vigorous and diverse, exploring a > >> wide range of possible paths, including theoretical and experimental > >> computer science, cognitive science, neuroscience, and innovative > >> interdisciplinary methodologies. > >> > >> AGI-08 is the very first international conference in this emerging > field > >> of science and engineering. The conference is organized with the > >> cooperation of AAAI, and welcomes researchers and students in all > >> relevant disciplines. > >> > >> Different from conventional conferences, AGI-08 is planned to be > >> intensively discussion oriented. All the research papers accepted for > >> publication in the Proceedings (49 papers total) will be available in > >> advance online, so that attendees may arrive prepared to discuss the > >> relevant issues with the authors and each other. The sessions of the > >> conference will be organized to facilitate open and informed > >> intellectual exchange on themes of common interest. > >> > >> Besides the technical discussions, time will also be scheduled at > AGI-08 > >> for an exploratory discussion of possible ways to work toward the > >> formation of a more cohesive AGI research community -- including future > >> conferences, publications, organizations, etc. > >> > >> After the two-and-half day conference, there will be a half day > workshop > >> on the broader implications of AGI technology, including ethical, > >> sociological and futurological considerations. > >> > >> Yours, > >> > >> Organizing Committee, AGI-08 > >> http://www.agi-08.org/organizing.php > >> > >> ----- > >> 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/?&; > >> > > > > ----- > > 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/?&; > > ----- > 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/?&; > ----- 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&id_secret=75182351-f42412
