Re: Natural language
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Regarding natural language searches, or a web crawler with the ability =
to do its own searches, see www.askjeeves.com. They allow natural =
language requests.
Secondly, a human has language because it intends to communicate. =
Computers have no such intention. I doubt they ever will.
It's probably all semantics, but I think the better efforts would be =
toward expert systems. Let's focus on having a bot that will search the =
internet for information on certain items, then index those items. THAT =
would be useful. Maybe askjeeves.com is doing this already...?
I saw a television program on the Discovery channel the other day (or =
somesuch channel) that featured a computer from Intel that could do 3 =
billion calculations per second. It filled a small room. Extremely =
powerful. Then they commented that it takes the computer a few moments =
to emulate the function of ONE BRAIN CELL. Put together millions =
(billions?) of those computers, and you'll have yourself a computer that =
can emulate the brain.
A computer with intelligence? Won't happen in our lifetime.
Mike Sabal said some things, some of which follows:
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As far as other recent comments go, one of my intentions is to =
build a web crawler to allow the program to build a knowledge base on =
its own. A web crawler would also be required to answer such questions =
as "What's tomorrow's weather?" and "How much does it cost to fly to St. =
Petersburg? (Florida or Russia?)" However, I don't have much ability in =
that kind of programming yet.
Also, I posit that a computer does have a language. The machine =
language (accessible through Euphoria) is the computer's native =
language. It's not a human language, just like cat's and dog's don't =
have human language. But it is a form of communication, which is the =
base that's needed. I've read the research that's being done with =
neural networks and teaching language to computers like it's taught to =
infants. It's a valid idea and will probably work, but it wouldn't be =
practical to implement on a large scale for a long time. Until then, I =
believe I have a method that could work sooner. My "intermediate" =
language, would act more like a native language for the computer. Once =
built, the only thing required is a series of translation programs. =
But....I'm too lazy and impatient, so I'm piecing together both at the =
same time. The drawback: the scope of the intermediate language will be =
slow in coming. It'll be a while before it will respond "Dammit Jim, =
I'm a computer, not a painter!" :)
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Mike Sabal
mjs at osa.att.ne.jp
http://home.att.ne.jp/gold/mjs/
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Regarding natural language searches, =
or a web=20
crawler with the ability to do its own searches, see <A=20
href=3D"http://www.askjeeves.com">www.askjeeves.com.</A> They allow =
natural=20
language requests.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Secondly, a human has language because it intends to =
communicate. Computers have no such intention. I doubt they ever=20
will.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>It's probably all semantics, but I think the better =
efforts=20
would be toward expert systems. Let's focus on having a bot that will =
search the=20
internet for information on certain items, then index those items. THAT =
would be=20
useful. Maybe askjeeves.com is doing this already...?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I saw a television program on the Discovery channel =
the other=20
day (or somesuch channel) that featured a computer from Intel that could =
do 3=20
billion calculations per second. It filled a small room. Extremely =
powerful.=20
Then they commented that it takes the computer a few moments to emulate =
the=20
function of ONE BRAIN CELL. Put together millions (billions?) of those=20
computers, and you'll have yourself a computer that can emulate the=20
brain.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>A computer with intelligence? Won't happen in our=20
lifetime.</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: =
5px">Mike=20
Sabal said some things, some of which follows:</BLOCKQUOTE>
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style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: =
5px"><BR> =20
As far as other recent comments go, one of my intentions is to =
build a=20
web crawler to allow the program to build a knowledge base on its =
own. =20
A web crawler would also be required to answer such questions as=20
"What's tomorrow's weather?" and "How much does it =
cost to=20
fly to St. Petersburg? (Florida or Russia?)" However, I =
don't=20
have much ability in that kind of programming yet.<BR> Also, I =
posit=20
that a computer does have a language. The machine language =
(accessible=20
through Euphoria) is the computer's native language. It's not =
a human=20
language, just like cat's and dog's don't have human language. =
But it=20
is a form of communication, which is the base that's needed. =
I've read=20
the research that's being done with neural networks and teaching =
language to=20
computers like it's taught to infants. It's a valid idea and =
will=20
probably work, but it wouldn't be practical to implement on a large =
scale=20
for a long time. Until then, I believe I have a method that =
could work=20
sooner. My "intermediate" language, would act more =
like a=20
native language for the computer. Once built, the only thing =
required=20
is a series of translation programs. But....I'm too lazy and=20
impatient, so I'm piecing together both at the same time. The=20
drawback: the scope of the intermediate language will be slow in=20
coming. It'll be a while before it will respond "Dammit =
Jim, I'm=20
a computer, not a painter!" :)<BR><BR>Mike Sabal<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:mjs at osa.att.ne.jp">mjs at osa.att.ne.jp</A><BR><A=20
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