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Except that by the age you reach school you already know amazing wealth of knowledge about the world and how it works, particularly the kind of commonsense know
by felippee 9y ago
Except that by the age you reach school you already know amazing wealth of knowledge about the world and how it works, particularly the kind of commonsense knowledge that AI has always had enormous trouble to acquire. See Moravec's paradox.
- eanzenberg 9y ago5 year olds "know amazing wealth of knowledge about the world and how it works"?? Que? How many 5 year olds do you know or interact with?
- function_seven 9y agoYou're severely underestimating children (or over-estimating the current state of AI). 5 year-olds have better natural language skills than any AI in existence, better motor and navigation skills than the most advanced DARPA robot, better mood recognition capabilities, etc. You appear to be thinking of just facts and figures. AI is not that.
- eanzenberg 9y agoWhen did I mention AI?
- felippee 9y agoYour statement is exactly the incarnation of Moravec's paradox. You don't see the amazing things that a 5yr old (even a 2yr old) can do, exactly because these things are completely obvious to us. They become much less obvious once you want your robot to be able to do these same things. At that point these things become horribly difficult.
- zardo 9y agoHow many robots have you interacted with? 5-year old humans have picked up a lot. For instance, I knew about the dangers that hot surfaces, sharp objects, angry cats, and big sisters represented. I had learned to walk, run, swim, ride a bicycle, and catch a ball.