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"Theories that create theories" seems a completely arbitrary categorisation. We have software that derive predictions from records of past data. How is that not
by weavejester 13y ago
"Theories that create theories" seems a completely arbitrary categorisation. We have software that derive predictions from records of past data. How is that not a machine creating a theory, albeit a simple one?
- mythealias 13y agoI believe the difference is same as fitting a curve to a data and then predicting the result versus figuring out the physics behind the data and using that to predict the result. I would consider the latter as the AI. The former is just deriving possible result from a set of rules and how to combine them, which might be smart but is still lacks AI in strictest sense.
- weavejester 13y agoIf the prediction is good enough, and general enough, then I'd argue that is figuring out the physics behind the data.
- contextual 13y agoWhat you're speaking of is a brute force mono-function program with no creativity or context.
- weavejester 13y agoThe brute force approach is only feasible for small amounts of data. For larger data sets, often it's an iterative approach using general-purpose algorithms, combined with some degree of randomisation. I'd argue that describes how the human brain operates as well.