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On 02/01/2011 08:09 AM, spike wrote:
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[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org">mailto:extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org</a>] On Behalf Of Stefano Vaj
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Subject: Re: [ExI] Oxford scientists edge toward quantum PC with 10b qubits.
On 31 January 2011 21:42, Richard Loosemore <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rpwl@lightlink.com"><rpwl@lightlink.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">But that is *exactly* my point. We are not getting tantalizingly
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<pre wrap="">close, we are just doing the same old snake-oil con trick of building
a system that works in a ridiculously narrow domain, and which
impresses some people with the sheer breadth of information it stores
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<pre wrap="">inside it.
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<pre wrap="">I suspect that human beings themselves do little else than than adding
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<pre wrap="">half-competent reactions in ridiculously narrow domains one to another for a
very large number thereof... Stefano Vaj
Ja. The reason I think we are talking past each other is that we are
describing two very different things when we are talking about human level
intelligence. I am looking for something that can provide companionship for
an impaired human, whereas I think Richard is talking about software which
can write software.
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<small>The Eliza chatbot was very engaging for a lot of students
once upon a time. You don't need full AGI to keep an oldster
happily reliving/sharing memories and more entertained than a TV
can provide. Add emotion interfaces and much much better chat
capabilities than Eliza had. Eventually add more real AI modules
as they become available. A cat will be more cuddly and humans
much more fun to talk to for a longish time. But there is a
definite spot in-between that we can just about do something that
will be appreciated. <br>
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- samantha<br>
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