Almost forgot... what better way to ring in the new year with my last cartoon of the old year, which features a robot. :) ...
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Jim Whitescarver
jimscarver
Jan 1, 2006 5:33 pm
... I hate to admit I enjoy this one Ray, lol :-) Happy New Year All! While I claim to hate philosophy, what else am I but a philosopher, blessed grandfather,...
... From: John J. Gagne To: ai-philosophy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 1:27:55 PM Subject: [ai-philosophy] Re: whence randomness ... Then...
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KAZ
kazvorpal
Jan 1, 2006 6:41 pm
... Curiously enough, none of the definitions of AIT in wikipedia includes the words "artificial intelligence". Someone should fix that. ... You mean no...
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Eray Ozkural
examachine
Jan 2, 2006 5:28 pm
... includes the words "artificial intelligence". Someone should fix that. Well, in AIT there is a difference between real and pseudo random strings. A pseudo...
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KAZ
kazvorpal
Jan 2, 2006 5:49 pm
... From: Eray Ozkural To: ai-philosophy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 11:27:38 AM Subject: [ai-philosophy] Re: whence randomness ... Indeed,...
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Eray Ozkural
examachine
Jan 2, 2006 6:30 pm
... Hmm, well, yes, if it is impossible to "practically" predict, then it would be practically random. However, true randomness is stronger, it is not...
... I don't pretend to understand string theory, but AFAICT, we might imagine more entropic sources than single particles! Regards, -- Eray Ozkural (exa), PhD...
... I have no idea, who knows which theory is right? I think if some of these stuff turned out to be unverifiable but true, would be in support of your ...
... It makes the claim of ontological monism. ... Because it also makes the claim of conceptual (predicate) dualism ... Because of the predicate dualism. Which...
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KAZ
kazvorpal
Jan 3, 2006 7:41 pm
OK, this definitely is not serious AI, but it's still fascinating. In fact, any of you who are known for being in the field have probably had this forwarded to...
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Sergio Navega
snavega
Jan 3, 2006 8:09 pm
It is fascinating indeed, and I didn't know about it. For me, the success this system achieves reminds me of two things. The first is the awesome power of ...
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Eray Ozkural
examachine
Jan 4, 2006 1:25 am
Hi Peter, Thanks for ruining my sleep. ... And fails to be consistent with it. ... Superficially so. (IYO it is a different thing, though. Davidson thought...
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jrstern
Jan 4, 2006 4:03 am
... like "dinosaur"; and "rock". But no, it's successfully guessed "t- rex", "electron";, "basil", in fact pretty much everything, even when you'd think that...
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Eray Ozkural
examachine
Jan 4, 2006 6:35 am
http://www.edge.org/q2006/q06_index.html very cool. relevant to most of the ai-philosophy subjects. enjoy! -- Eray Ozkural (exa), PhD candidate. Comp. Sci....
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ray scanlon
scanlonray
Jan 4, 2006 8:28 am
Intelligence is best discussed as we see it in the human brain. In 2006, is it possible to put aside questions about Quantum Mechanics, black holes, and...
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jgkjcasey
Jan 4, 2006 8:34 am
... University, Ankara ... http://www.malfunct.com ... Of all the suggestions on the site I found the suggestion given by John Allen Paulos that, the self is...
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Peter D Jones
PeterDJones
Jan 4, 2006 12:01 pm
... What about "cause by nothing"...
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Peter D Jones
PeterDJones
Jan 4, 2006 12:08 pm
... dimensions, and other factors involved in it, they may be truly beyond our ability to measure, ever. You are still firmly in the box that random events...
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Peter D Jones
PeterDJones
Jan 4, 2006 12:15 pm
... razor doesn't always work. Whether it works depends on what it is supposed to do. Presumably you mean it doesn't always select the (umltimaely) correct ...
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Peter D Jones
PeterDJones
Jan 4, 2006 12:16 pm
... would be ... According to standard QM, many things are intrinsically random, including the usual example of radioactive decay....
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Eray Ozkural
examachine
Jan 4, 2006 4:43 pm
... So, does a series of measurments from a radiactive decay produce a string of a's and b's with infinite entropy? Regards, -- Eray Ozkural (exa), PhD...
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William Modlin
wdmodlin
Jan 4, 2006 5:33 pm
Only if it is an infinite series of measurements. :) Wrong question. Finite strings from a random generator don't have infinite entropy, they have whatever...
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KAZ
kazvorpal
Jan 4, 2006 7:39 pm
... From: Peter D Jones To: ai-philosophy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 5:59:06 AM Subject: [ai-philosophy] Re: whence randomness ... I did...
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KAZ
kazvorpal
Jan 4, 2006 7:41 pm
... From: Peter D Jones To: ai-philosophy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 6:08:08 AM Subject: [ai-philosophy] Re: whence randomness ... ...
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KAZ
kazvorpal
Jan 4, 2006 7:47 pm
... From: Peter D Jones To: ai-philosophy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 6:14:36 AM Subject: [ai-philosophy] Re: whence randomness ... razor...
