On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Damien Broderick wrote:
> >On Sunday, the BBC printed a very positive article about roboticist and AI
> >supporter Hans Moravec.
>
> >http://www.transhuman.memetree.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/133259
>
> Hmm:
>
> >One such prediction is that by 2050 robots will have the "brainpower" of a
> >human mind.
>
> Maybe Hans has shifted his estimate into the future by yet another decade,
> then (it's hard to tell from the brief article). In MIND CHILDREN it was
> 2030. In ROBOT, 2040.
>
> Damien Broderick
What do we mean by "brainpower"? When psychologists give IQ tests they
measure the result/product/solution of mental ability. These products
occur in domains like those of reasoning, memory, spatial-visual and
verbal. We can draw profiles now to compare the best of the mind children
with the best of their creators. At least in chess the mind children
win. How about the other measured products of intelligence?
FWP
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