Comments for Jonathan Stray http://jonathanstray.com Information, Culture, and Belief Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:05:58 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 Comment on The Singularity is Not Near by Mentifex http://jonathanstray.com/the-singularity-is-not-near/comment-page-1#comment-778 Mentifex Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:05:58 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=40#comment-778 The http://code.google.com/p/mindforth/wiki/NewConcept module of the AI Mind (in Forth or JavaScript) achieves machine learning by creating a new concept from any unrecognized English word. The AI Mind can not play chess because the AI is still very primitive and is still growing its ability to engage in self-referential thought. Language translation will be possible in mentifex-class AI minds by virtue of the fact that each AI Mind is capable of being programmed with both an English lexical array and, say, a German lexical array. Then thinking in the deep Psi concept array will be expressed in either English or German, or both during translation and interpreting. What looks like a "word association toy" is indeed machine intelligence and has already spawned http://AIMind-i.com as a branch in the evolution of machine minds. So there :-) The http://code.google.com/p/mindforth/wiki/NewConcept module of the AI Mind (in Forth or JavaScript) achieves machine learning by creating a new concept from any unrecognized English word. The AI Mind can not play chess because the AI is still very primitive and is still growing its ability to engage in self-referential thought. Language translation will be possible in mentifex-class AI minds by virtue of the fact that each AI Mind is capable of being programmed with both an English lexical array and, say, a German lexical array. Then thinking in the deep Psi concept array will be expressed in either English or German, or both during translation and interpreting. What looks like a “word association toy” is indeed machine intelligence and has already spawned http://AIMind-i.com as a branch in the evolution of machine minds. So there :-)

]]> Comment on The Singularity is Not Near by admin http://jonathanstray.com/the-singularity-is-not-near/comment-page-1#comment-774 admin Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:47:21 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=40#comment-774 Mentifex: your little word association toy is not machine intelligence. It cannot learn, for one thing. And you couldn't use it to execute even well-understood AI tasks such as chess playing or language translation. Mentifex: your little word association toy is not machine intelligence. It cannot learn, for one thing. And you couldn’t use it to execute even well-understood AI tasks such as chess playing or language translation.

]]> Comment on The Singularity is Not Near by Mentifex http://jonathanstray.com/the-singularity-is-not-near/comment-page-1#comment-773 Mentifex Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:20:52 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=40#comment-773 Machine intelligence is the associative thinking embodied in the http://www.scn.org/~mentifex/AiMind.html software as described in the http://mind.sourceforge.net/theory5.html theory of mind. Machine intelligence is the associative thinking embodied in the http://www.scn.org/~mentifex/AiMind.html software as described in the http://mind.sourceforge.net/theory5.html theory of mind.

]]> Comment on A Two Block Walk on New Year’s Eve in Jakarta by ggginobili http://jonathanstray.com/two-block-walk-nye-jakarta/comment-page-1#comment-772 ggginobili Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:08:37 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=1402#comment-772 Hi Jonathan, Justin here from Manila. Thank you for this Jakarta 'snapshot'. I've been told that Jakarta is similar to Manila and through your depiction it seems to reinforce what I've heard. Regards, Justin Hi Jonathan,

Justin here from Manila. Thank you for this Jakarta ’snapshot’. I’ve been told that Jakarta is similar to Manila and through your depiction it seems to reinforce what I’ve heard.

Regards,
Justin

]]> Comment on The Singularity is Not Near by admin http://jonathanstray.com/the-singularity-is-not-near/comment-page-1#comment-769 admin Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:05:46 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=40#comment-769 Ok, then what is it? Ok, then what is it?

]]> Comment on The Singularity is Not Near by Mentifex http://jonathanstray.com/the-singularity-is-not-near/comment-page-1#comment-767 Mentifex Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:30:13 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=40#comment-767 You say "nobody knows what machine intelligence is." Guess again. You say “nobody knows what machine intelligence is.” Guess again.

]]> Comment on Self-Replicating Desktop Manufacturing: Dreams and Reality by daniel http://jonathanstray.com/self-replicating-desktop-manufacturing/comment-page-1#comment-766 daniel Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:21:32 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=838#comment-766 imagine, larger repraps printing cars and even homes. The skyscraper of the future may be printed from the ground up by larger scale and very mobile versions of rerap. This is a reality and no fantasy...it is only a matter of time. imagine, larger repraps printing cars and even homes. The skyscraper of the future may be printed from the ground up by larger scale and very mobile versions of rerap. This is a reality and no fantasy…it is only a matter of time.

]]> Comment on Identity, Anonymity, and Controlling Trolls by Anonymous http://jonathanstray.com/identity-anonymity-and-controlling-trolls/comment-page-1#comment-765 Anonymous Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:13:32 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=1457#comment-765 Well let me just start by saying its always good to read anything which someone is passionate about regardless of meeting a successful objective; but I just want to add some additional perspective to the mix. What is it that differentiates an anonymous poster from a troll, or even someone with a numerologically based name? We can surely agree that it is the content of their post/argument which 'should' define it as such. It is therefore society which labels the Troll as much as the Troll labels himself. The more credence we give to such individualistic tendencies the more prolific they will become. To summarise- its better we're all aware of how we absorb information and what importances we attach. The idea of reputation is sensible by ideal but unfortunately just when you think you can predict an elements behaviour odd things start to happen. Our minds are all geared up for logic, but anger makes us slave to our ego. Peace out! (oh and i'm really not down with the idea of anonimity. We need to take some responsibility for ourselves and take pride in our lives.) Well let me just start by saying its always good to read anything which someone is passionate about regardless of meeting a successful objective; but I just want to add some additional perspective to the mix.
What is it that differentiates an anonymous poster from a troll, or even someone with a numerologically based name? We can surely agree that it is the content of their post/argument which ’should’ define it as such.
It is therefore society which labels the Troll as much as the Troll labels himself. The more credence we give to such individualistic tendencies the more prolific they will become.

To summarise- its better we’re all aware of how we absorb information and what importances we attach. The idea of reputation is sensible by ideal but unfortunately just when you think you can predict an elements behaviour odd things start to happen. Our minds are all geared up for logic, but anger makes us slave to our ego.

Peace out!
(oh and i’m really not down with the idea of anonimity. We need to take some responsibility for ourselves and take pride in our lives.)

]]> Comment on The Ultimate Volkswagen by murat http://jonathanstray.com/the-ultimate-volkswagen/comment-page-1#comment-758 murat Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:42:47 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=188#comment-758 waaaaayyy arabaya baq hele :D:D bizim jeepte sizde heralde adam bide onun fotosunu koyardıda bakardık özledim arabayı:D:D:D waaaaayyy arabaya baq hele :D :D bizim jeepte sizde heralde adam bide onun fotosunu koyardıda bakardık özledim arabayı:D:D:D

]]> Comment on Brain-Sharing, Illustrated by 1336@Dartmouth http://jonathanstray.com/brain-sharing-illustrated/comment-page-1#comment-757 1336@Dartmouth Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:22:24 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=1597#comment-757 Alright, Sounds like a great idea. Then someone decides they want to store a copy of themselves on a server, for a long time. Their body dies out, and they remain alive through robotic of simulated means. One of these people has a computer crash. Their world freezes. I'd say being an intelligence stuck forever without contact with other intelligences is the closest thing one of us could get to hell. So if you want to share memories, extract memories and project them for us to share. Do not hardwire the brain like you have iconically suggested; that would bring about change that we a species are unprepared for. drcosmos@twitter Alright, Sounds like a great idea.

Then someone decides they want to store a copy of themselves on a server, for a long time. Their body dies out, and they remain alive through robotic of simulated means. One of these people has a computer crash. Their world freezes.

I’d say being an intelligence stuck forever without contact with other intelligences is the closest thing one of us could get to hell.

So if you want to share memories, extract memories and project them for us to share. Do not hardwire the brain like you have iconically suggested; that would bring about change that we a species are unprepared for.

drcosmos@twitter

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