[dundee] Fwd: DCA Dialogue: how to build a mind

[Tim Spencer]

i would be very interested in this subject i am just trying to make a
project for image recognition and it links into that
where do i find out where to find the DCA Meeting Room

cheers tim

On 19/02/2008, Digit (SG) <digit.siljrath at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> "How to Build a Mind
>
> Chris Reed and Jesse Hoey
>
> Artificial Intelligence is about building systems that mimic or improve
> upon traits traditionally seen as uniquely human. But with computer
> grandmasters now commonplace, new challenges dominate the area. One thing,
> though, hasn't changed. The field is still, after half a century, driven by
> a fundamental debate about whether or not we need symbols in order to
> engineer intelligent systems."
>
>
> oh to be back in dundee to go check that out.  glad to see the dca is
> still impressing.  :)
>
> there are numerous excellent ideas on this topic being shared in the ted
> talks.
>
> typing ted talks (or "tedtalks") in your browsers should take you there.
>
> more commonly in this field seems to be the approach of rather than making
> the intelligence, making the evolution which naturally brings about
> intelligence.  perhaps not suited to all needs indeed, but it's own merits
> have the potential to go WAY further than what we can create directly.  (sez
> me)
>
> also, here's some other name drops supposedly related for interested
> parties, which admittedly, i have yet to get around to looking into myself.
> Larry Yeager's Polyworld.  Kevin Coble's Neoterics.  Karl Sim's
> multilimbed creatures (MCs).  The Avida System jointly from the Digital Life
> Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology and the Microbial
> Evolution Labratory at Michigan State University.
>
> thnx to Clifford A. Pickover, king of name drops for those (in his book a
> begginers guide to immortality).
>
> heh, sorry, slightly outta the realm of just "linux".  ;) :D  .... or is
> it.....
>
> On 19/02/2008, Simon Wells <swells at computing.dundee.ac.uk> wrote:
> >
> > The forwarded message describes an event happening in the DCA
> > tomorrow night that some of you might find interesting. Chris and
> > Jesse are both colleagues of mine in the school of computing and
> > should host an entertaining talk. Both of them are Linux users but
> > the meeting itself is about A.I.
> >
> > I thought it might be of interest to some of you in the 'LUG.
> >
> > Simon
> >
> >
> > Dr. Simon Wells
> > ----------------------
> > swells at computing.dundee.ac.uk
> > School of Computing, Queen Mother Building, University of Dundee,
> > Dundee, DD1 4HN.
> > Tel: +44 (0)1382 386 526
> > Fax: +44 (0)1382 385 509 (FAO: Simon Wells)
> > http://xev.computing.dundee.ac.uk/swells/html/home.html
> >
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > > Please join us tomorrow night for a public discussion about
> > > artificial intelligence, history, current research, and prospects,
> > > led by Chris Reed and I.   See below or http://www.dca.org.uk/
> > > events/talks.asp for more details and to book a spot.
> > >
> > > Jesse
> > >
> > >
> > > DCA/VRC Dialogue
> > >
> > > Wednesday 20 February 2008
> > > 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
> > > DCA Meeting Room
> > >
> > > How to Build a Mind
> > >
> > > Chris Reed and Jesse Hoey
> > >
> > > Artificial Intelligence is about building systems that mimic or
> > > improve upon traits traditionally seen as uniquely human. But with
> > > computer grandmasters now commonplace, new challenges dominate the
> > > area. One thing, though, hasn't changed. The field is still, after
> > > half a century, driven by a fundamental debate about whether or not
> > > we need symbols in order to engineer intelligent systems.
> > >
> >
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