Re: computer-go: Pattern matching

["kees" <kees@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Some people disagree that common sense can't be hard coded. One of these
people (dr. Lenat) decided to proof ones and for all that common sense can
be hard-coded. He started 15 years ago and has developed the Cyc knowledge
base, which is a huge (> 1,000,000) collection of facts about the world we
live in.
I have not seen it, let alone tried it, but I read a number of positive
articles from guys who before were really convinced it couldn't be done. And
I mean really convinced, some of these guys wrote several books about the
implicit impossibility!

More information can be found at http://www.cyc.com

Just to let you know,
Kees



----- Original Message -----
>From: Jeff Massung <jmassung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> So I disagree with Patricia on this area of common sense.  I agree with
her
> in the common sense issue of LEARNING common sense.  How would the
computer
> know the burner was on or that it was hot?  Would a computer be burned
> (sensory input needed)?  Most common sense issues have to deal with
learning
> through experience (hard knox), and therefore cannot be taught (hard
coded).
>