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Posted by creative1985@gmail.com on May 27, 2009, 12:18 pm
> > > > Hey, Ken. =A0Have you read A New Kind of Science by Stephen Wolfram=
?
> > > Excerpts.
> > > > I think it's up your alley - I haven't read it and was wondering if=
it's
> > > > a worthwhile read.
> > > Probably, it had good reviews. I get the impression
> > > that Wolfram is respected and a near genius.
> > Getting a PhD when you're twenty probably eliminates the "near"
> > descriptor.
> Dunno, jury's out on the terminology. Genius can apply
> to a person's creativity, though often is applied to IQ.http://wilderdom.=
com/intelligence/IQWhatScoresMean.html
> I find many rather bright people have a "gift" or a "knack"
> that I suppose could be called "selective" genius, (talent)?
> Using the term "near" is less judgemental.
> > > As I understand, the most complex logic can be described
> > > by NAND gates, for example,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAND_logic
> > > which are a "univeral gate", as are NOR gates, from which
> > > the most complex digital mechanism and calculations can
> > > be reduced to, and found from, even chaotic decisions can
> > > be sim'd, I've superficially tested that.
> > > Do you think "intelligence" can be simulated?
> > Sure, look at Don. =A0=3D:O
> Good example of "selective genius" aka talent.
> > Yeah, I think I'll have to pick up the book from the library. =A0I just
> > found a loophole in the library late fees. =A0You can claim the book as
> > lost, pay for it, then return it whenever, get your money back, and
> > pay just a dollar as a late fee. =A0Obviously you're losing interest on
> > the money, but interest doesn't seem to have much interest in my
> > interests at the moment.
> Surprisingly, Canada has a good library system, one can order
> a book from any library in the country, free, and email or phone
> for renewal.
> > Wolfram's also got a computer program for the Cellular Automata
> > examples used in his book so you can play around with it. =A0That's the
> > one I'd like to get.
> > R
> If you have qBasic I have a nifty little program that sims
> lighting a match in a few lines.
> I'd have hoped that Wolfram may have provided some
> guidance on the issue of "Artificial Intelligence", maybe
> he has, please keep us posted.
> Ken
Just my opinion, mind you, but intelligence is a uniquely *animal*
thing, neurons and synapses.
Everything else is simulation, mimicry.
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