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Theo, Why would you bother? How many people, do you think, give a s**t? The ones you are at war with will not be convinced, and the bystanders are just...
Ronald Vogelaar
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Jul 1, 2008
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... Hmmm... good advice. It is good advice Ronald. On the other hand, you know how I love doing things "my own way" :) I think that trait is not about to...
Theodore H. Smith
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Jul 1, 2008
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... i second that. theo, i've been targeted by assholes, so i know what you're feeling. at the same time, though, you have to grow a much thicker skin. the...
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Jul 1, 2008
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Hi everyone, ElfData 5.09 is out. Just some minor additions that make it possible to use ElfDataDictionary as a fast general sorter. I've got a demo of the...
Theodore H. Smith
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Jul 23, 2008
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Hi everyone, I've decided to rename my logic project, to "AngeliCog". This way, it still contains all the letters for "Angel Logic". But it sounds better, and...
Theodore H.Smith
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Jul 31, 2008
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Hi everyone, So my new AngeliCog thing, with "set" functionality has been delayed, due to the fact that I don't quite understand how sets should be processed...
Theodore H. Smith
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Aug 2, 2008
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Hi everyone, So... I've been working hard on "real life" work, you know the kind that makes money. Most weekends I don't have the energy left to focus on...
Theodore H. Smith
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Aug 31, 2008
11:27 pm
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here's an example of my new code at work: " $wheel type[$round $balanced $hole_in_middle] $tyre are $wheel? # No: tyre no_clue wheel $tyre inside $round $tyre...
Theodore H. Smith
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Aug 31, 2008
11:36 pm
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Looks like you'd have to define the universe in your code, which is "somewhat" of a drawback. I'm quite sure that's not what you're after, but by looking at...
Ronald Vogelaar
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Sep 1, 2008
12:18 pm
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Define the Universe? You mean... enter all the details? How else do you expect it to work? :P The nice thing about a logical system, is that it will good at ...
Theodore H. Smith
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Sep 1, 2008
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The only way I could see such an endeavor to work is if the language we used was a mathematical language. A language where the words do not just have the...
Ronald Vogelaar
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Sep 2, 2008
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... That's because those people don't understand logic. You can't get translation from one language to another, without first having a fully functioning logic...
Theodore H. Smith
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Sep 2, 2008
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I'll list some imagined uses, in order of... how long it will take to become useful: 1) An argument resolver. All this really needs, is a good GUI. It's more...
Theodore H. Smith
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Sep 2, 2008
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I still don't think it is feasible to reach any practically usable scale within a reasonable amount of time. I do not think 'self-awareness' is an achievable...
Ronald Vogelaar
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Sep 2, 2008
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... Those are inherant problems. Even the self-aware AI in my vision, may have trouble solving those. I do believe however, a self-aware AI could in time,...
Theodore H. Smith
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Sep 2, 2008
12:55 pm
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I get the feeling we hold on to different definitions of self-awareness. From what you've told me sofar, I get the impression that your definition is 'being...
Ronald Vogelaar
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Sep 2, 2008
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... My definition is that: The code should be aware of itself and able to alter itself... to improve itself and add new features to itself. And even fix bugs...
Theodore H. Smith
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Sep 2, 2008
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Understood. While I do not agree with your suppositions about awareness (or your definition of it) I now do have a better understanding of what you're aiming...
Ronald Vogelaar
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Sep 2, 2008
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Pure semantics now. I said self-awareness would require consciousness. I implied that consciousness requires life. Living beings can be conscious on different...
Ronald Vogelaar
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Sep 3, 2008
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Hi Ronald, take a look at this list of very clever people who... didn't quite see the importance of inventions in the past ;) ...
Theodore H. Smith
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Sep 6, 2008
12:22 pm
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Hi everyone, I finally got a Mac version of AngelCog out. And I renamed AngelLogic to AngelCog. I suppose "Cog" means cognitive, or... like a machine cog, or...
Theodore H. Smith
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Sep 6, 2008
10:49 pm
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http://elfdata.com/angelcog If I input this file: " wheel [round uniform_density hole_in_middle] red_wheel [wheel red] tyre inside round tyre inside...
Theodore H. Smith
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Sep 6, 2008
10:56 pm
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Hey Theo, Plse don't classify me as a non-believer :) I merely tried to get a clear definition of what your goal was. Ron. ... ...
Ronald Vogelaar
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Sep 7, 2008
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It'll be interesting how your AngelCor program will interpret something like "I'm behind the wheel". Other challenges may be: Do you have wheels tonight? A...
Ronald Vogelaar
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Sep 9, 2008
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... I can already represent this, but in a very clumsy way. I mean... if you are talking about distance. To represent distance based concepts properly, I will...
Theodore H. Smith
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Sep 9, 2008
10:21 am
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Hi everyone... OK I know this might not be interesting to all, but whatever... So... let's say my team, in the future, finally creates a self-aware AI. And......
Theodore H. Smith
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Sep 9, 2008
1:59 pm
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Right. I'm going to pretend you're just being led by a stubborn spirit, persisting in your use of the word 'self-aware'. It doesn't help your case though. You...
Ronald Vogelaar
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Sep 11, 2008
5:27 am
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... Nah, it's not purposely misleading. Why would it have to be that? Surely it's simply a different definition? When entering an area like this... many...
Theodore H. Smith
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Sep 12, 2008
12:22 pm
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So yeah... I've been thinking recently. Now, I know the ElfData plugin, for all it's flaws, is a masterpiece. Everything honed and refined, everything...
Theodore H. Smith
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Sep 13, 2008
10:16 pm
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So, if you take a look at that picture here: http://elfdata.com/temp/5levels.png This is my model of reality. It's a theory that I invented. It basically says...
Theodore H. Smith
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