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forbes.com - 6/23/2009

The AI Report

— forbes.com — Can machines think? In 1950, Alan Turing, considered by some to be the father of modern computing,... published a paper in which he proposed that, "If, during text-based conversation, a machine is indistinguishable from a human, then it could be said to ... (more) The AI Report

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forbes.com - 6/23/2009

What Happened To Theoretical AI?

— forbes.com — Research in AI used to encompass two sides: a practical side concerned with building powerful software that... re-creates some of the mind's problem-solving abilities, and a theoretical side, where software and ideas from computing are used as tools to ... (more) What Happened To Theoretical AI?

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Artificial Intelligence: It Still Stinks
Al Fin — Forbes has published an Artificial Intelligence Report (via Instapundit) online that presents an array of viewpoints on the present and future of AI. From Kurzweil-like true believers in the coming of superhuman intelligent machines to skeptical wanna-believers like David Gelernter, over 20 insiders and quasi-insiders provide their insights into the likely future of AI as they see it. Unfortunately, not even the insights of Ben Goertzel, Hugo de Garis, Judea Pearl, and other experts, provide any evidence that AI researchers have ...

Ben Goertzel AI And What To Do About It: Invest in human obsolescence
Ethical Technology — ... to pursue science, art and other rewarding activities. But, as valuable as it is, Narrow AI pales in comparison to the creation of “Artificial General Intelligence,” or AGI systems—software programs or hardware devices, which have an ability equal to or greater than that of humans: to transfer knowledge from one domain to another; create new ideas; orient oneself in a new situation; and identify problems to solve. Read the rest here.