September 24, 2009 – 12:17 am
What is empty space? Is it nothingness? Is it actually possible to have true nothingness? Could empty space be to us what a block of glass is to a ray of light?
How big is the universe? Does it have a hard edge? What lies outside the edge? What would you see if you went close to [...]
September 25, 2007 – 11:26 pm
Lately while doing research on automated language translation, I’ve come to realize that there isn’t a clear, concise, well accepted definition of human language itself. A quick check on google reveals the wealth of interpretations. So then, kindly, let me proffer one more.
Language is the serialization of thought.
The term “serialization” should be ready accessible to [...]
August 17, 2007 – 10:57 am
Reading all the recent brouhaha over the “are we living in a simulation” argument, I’m compelled to write this post.
I seriously wish the people who talk authoritatively about “simulation”, or “simulating life”, have actually tried it themselves. You know, modelled the behaviors, the interactions, the environment, and actually written some code.
Realise this: We cannot yet even [...]
August 9, 2007 – 12:01 pm
In a comment to my last post, Upgrade Zero One A asks:
I was wondering what your opinion was on John Koza’s work specifically (Invention Machine)and Genetic Programming in general.
Is there any hope that GP could help solve or improve upon existing approaches any of the three areas mentioned?
1. Natural language understanding.
2. Vision, Image/Scene understanding.
3. Creating “consciousness”.
Since [...]
What do you think is the most difficult AI problem of all? I’m not sure there is even a debate around this, but regardless, I’d like to clarify the issue, at least for my own sake.
Here are some candidates, let me know if I missed something important.
1. Natural language understanding.
2. Vision, Image/Scene understanding.
3. Creating “consciousness”.
I’m very [...]
Uptil yesterday, I used to think that thinking in 4 spatial dimensions is a purely analytical play (and “Time” as the 4th dimension never seemed intriguing enough anyway). But I just finished reading “The Möbius Strip” by Clifford Pickover, and now I believe I am actually able to mentally and somewhat visually integrate at least [...]
Man is nature’s supreme creation. It took evolution billions of hu-man years to achieve this level of perfection. The question is.. what lies next?
Is it heading anywhere at all? Does it need to head anywhere? Maybe we are already perfect and there is nothing more to be gained by further individual enhancement?
If we were to [...]
February 23, 2007 – 12:57 pm
Does the brain exist and evolve to prolong the survival of the body? Or does the brain use the body to prolong its own survival? Or are they one and the same thing and should not be discussed as two separate entities?
Hypothetically, is it possible to “evolve” a brain as complex and intelligent as a human’s, [...]
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