[ExI] AI Motivation revisited

[john clark]

--- On Fri, 7/1/11, Eugen Leitl <eugen at leitl.org> wrote:

You know why I don't use the term AGI? Because it's kook central:
People use "AGI" for only 2 reasons:
1) For affect, if sounds ever so much more sophisticated than AI. 
2) To muddy the lines of communication; clarity is not your friend if your idea is shallow.

If you use the term "AGI" people will know immediately you're just a dilettante if they don't look at you with a blank stare. Think I'm exaggerating? Go to :

http://ngrams.googlelabs.com

and type it AI,AGI . You will see a graph of how often the words AI and AGI appeared in books from 1800 to 2000. And keep in mind that almost all the times AGI was used in a book it had to do with Adjusted Gross Income or Analytical Graphics Incorporated or American Gunsmithing Institute or the American Geological Institute and had nothing to do with smart computers. Think I'm exaggerating? A few months ago I did a Google search for "AGI", it was page 9 before I found anything about smart computers. Page 9 !

 John K Clark

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