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From: throopw@xyzzy.UUCP (Wayne A. Throop)
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Subject: Re: Artificial Intelligence and Intelligence
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Date: 24 Jan 89 18:26:13 GMT
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> bwk@mbunix.mitre.org (Barry W. Kort)
>> throopw@xyzzy.UUCP (Wayne A. Throop)

>> After all, it is not known how one goes about building rich and
>> accurate models of things, and tying these to perceptions. 
> As it happens, I build models for a living. And, Wayne's comment
> notwithstanding, I think I know how I do it.  :-)

My statement above is intended to mean that we don't know of any
algorithms that can build models as rich and accurate as those we
humans build automatically or at least "subconsciously" (at least, not
for as broad a domain and with reasonable efficency).  In particular,
the step in model building algorithm that Barry calls "comprehension"
or "capture" is not itself an algorithm, or an atomic operation of any
automaton known.

It is in that narrow sense that I meant that "it is knot known how
one goes about building rich and accurate models of things".

--
English language human-machine dialog is roughly equivalent to a
conversation between an idiot and a very young child.
          --- Vincent Rauzino - Datamation May 1982
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Wayne Throop      <the-known-world>!mcnc!rti!xyzzy!throopw