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BJS
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Posted 11/21/2003 5:14 AM (GMT -6)

One of my favorite columnists, Charles Krauthammer, takes a decidedly "Architect" point of view. Check it out.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2165-2003Nov20.html

Brett

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DLW
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Posted 11/21/2003 5:55 AM (GMT -6)

This article starts off by evolutionary-based speculation that artificial intelligence is imminent, but then in simple language explains how humans have proven that they can still outsmart programs in the world of Chess. The author fails to mention that wrt the game Go, computer programs do even worse in breaking through the complexity and are much more beatable. There still probably is room for improvement, but artificial intelligence seems safely circumscribed in the world of science fiction for now.

Even more deeply, it seems that volition, strategy-formation, is important and cannot be reduced to the execution of an extremely complicated algorithm.

dlw

Niebuhr thought that sustained moral energy in politics depended on religion's power to mobilize reason along with self-transcending love. The prophetic tradition, meanwhile, gave Jews and Christians some protection against the temptation to identify their social causes with God's will. Lincoln's second inaugural address expressed the prophetic insight, "The almighty has His own purposes."

Tigress
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Posted 11/21/2003 8:27 AM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by DLW

This article starts off by evolutionary-based speculation that artificial intelligence is imminent, but then in simple language explains how humans have proven that they can still outsmart programs in the world of Chess. The author fails to mention that wrt the game Go, computer programs do even worse in breaking through the complexity and are much more beatable. There still probably is room for improvement, but artificial intelligence seems safely circumscribed in the world of science fiction for now.

Even more deeply, it seems that volition, strategy-formation, is important and cannot be reduced to the execution of an extremely complicated algorithm.

dlw

DLW,
What does "wrt" stand for?

Tigress

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DLW
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Posted 11/21/2003 9:18 AM (GMT -6)

with respect to.

with all due respect Wink

dlw

Tigress
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Posted 11/21/2003 10:04 AM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by DLW

with respect to.

with all due respect
dlw

Thanks!

Respectfully yours,

Tigress

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honorman
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Posted 11/21/2003 10:09 AM (GMT -6)

Hmmm, how interesting. Apparently we now need commentary in order to read articles...

DLW
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Posted 11/21/2003 10:15 AM (GMT -6)

Only those easily influenced by suggestion need read the commentaries to read the articles...

dlw Evil

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