Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Still just a little bit sick, but I think I'll be better by the time I need to make my next business trip.

Today we ate at GEN, the Korean BBQ restaurant. It was pretty good, but I ate too much and didn't enjoy the aftermath.

As I was writing, a couple of Mormons just showed up at my door. I asked them a couple of questions, but I suck at finding times that seem appropriate to talk about things like why they're wrong, so I didn't share the truth with them. The way those guys go door to door puts real Christians to shame. I took their pamphlets and swapped contact info. I bet I can expect intermittent phone calls for the next couple of ages.

I thought a little today about what the consequences of limiting the AI's memory to a fixed format and size would be, and I realized that it means that I'll have to preprogram most behaviors. That's contrary to my initial vision, but I'm realizing that if I want to have an AI that really processes sensory data in a way that's productive, then I'm going to need a LOT of memory and some very robust processing algorithms to make that kind of learning valuable.

However, I think that with some careful thinking I can come up with a limited environment, with a set of rules, such that small memories are valuable and trees of logically dependent information are very small, so that jumps from premise to conclusion don't take an unreasonably large number of steps, and the information available to be weighed in any decision isn't too overwhelming. Then, if I'm careful, these small steps can be extrapolated into larger systems later.

Anyway, I need to go get some sparkling cider for Thanksgiving. If I don't get to it tomorrow, Happy Thanksgiving all!

"Just let the spirit guide you."

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