From: Billy Brown (bbrown@conemsco.com)
Date: Wed Mar 03 1999 - 08:07:21 MST
Delvieron@aol.com wrote:
> Could you perhaps suggest some programming
> techniques that might in future produce the type of AI I have
> suggested, or is this not a realistic possibility?
If you want a detailed look at the programming issues, I'd suggest Eliezer
Yudkowsky's essay on the topic at:
http://www.pobox.com/~sentience/AI_design.temp.html
His approach is a bit unconventional, but it looks promising.
Another approach would be to map out the general structure of the human
brain, and duplicate the features of its components using evolved neural
nets. The Robokenko project (see http://www.genobyte.com ) is doing some
interesting work in this direction, although their goal is simply
animal-level intelligence.
We don't really know enough yet to predict what approach will work best.
However, I expect that we will see a lot of progress over the next few
years. Computers are finally getting fast enough to support something more
complex than an insect brain, and some of AIs long-promised goals are
finally being reached. Hopefully, support for more advanced work will grow
fast enough to let us take advantage of the new capabilities.
> I was interested to hear that some big project has been working on
> developing such an expert system for a decade. Do you have any more
> information on this project? Thanks for your input.
Sure. Its the Cyc project, and they've got a pretty good web site:
Their goal is to create a system that encodes all of the "common sense"
knowledge required to understand your average encyclopedia article. They've
produced some interesting results, but they still haven't really achieved
their goal.
Billy Brown, MCSE+I
bbrown@conemsco.com
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