If you thought about artificial intelligence in the 80s, you read Douglas Hofstadter's classic book: Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, which explored all sorts of intelligence issues. The book interested many because it was not only about the mathematical logic of intelligence, but also its musical and artistic components. It inspired us, though it was not practical in application. I saw Hofstadter give a talk on the topic that emphasized this fusion. So what does he think now, is he disappointed that we have not come close to generalized machine intelligence? No, he says in a recent interview. He also views some of the hardware-driven views of imminent machine intelligence singularities with suspicion.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Hofstadter on Singularity AI
If you thought about artificial intelligence in the 80s, you read Douglas Hofstadter's classic book: Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, which explored all sorts of intelligence issues. The book interested many because it was not only about the mathematical logic of intelligence, but also its musical and artistic components. It inspired us, though it was not practical in application. I saw Hofstadter give a talk on the topic that emphasized this fusion. So what does he think now, is he disappointed that we have not come close to generalized machine intelligence? No, he says in a recent interview. He also views some of the hardware-driven views of imminent machine intelligence singularities with suspicion.
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