Comment Human intelligence... (Score 1) 260
Kurtzweil points out some things that show more intelligence in machines. Voice recognition is getting pretty good. In five years it will be great. When a computer can understand what you say, it can quickly formulate all sorts of linkages. Anything you say may have a few possible interpretations. A computer can spawn multiple threads of possible meaning. As more data is gathered, it can drop non-likely meanings and add new potential meanings.
One of the neat logical algorithms in the book on intelligence was (paraphrase), "is this the best answer? If yes, you are done, if not, take a step closer".
Computer prophesies out 100 years may be far fetched. The neat thing is he speculates a possibility.
There is some good computer generated art in the book. The computer generated poems didn't do anything for me, but I prefer visual and auditory stimuli.
Having computers generate poems and music is just a demonstration that computers can be programmed to do things that once upon a time were thought to require intelligence.
I think the "Dick Tracy" watch of communications is feasable in 10 years.
Comparing a computer to a bee's brain is difficult. Today's voice recognition shows that computers are beyond insects in some areas.
It will be tricky to go beyond humans in all areas, but it is a fascinating read.
One of the neat logical algorithms in the book on intelligence was (paraphrase), "is this the best answer? If yes, you are done, if not, take a step closer".
Computer prophesies out 100 years may be far fetched. The neat thing is he speculates a possibility.
There is some good computer generated art in the book. The computer generated poems didn't do anything for me, but I prefer visual and auditory stimuli.
Having computers generate poems and music is just a demonstration that computers can be programmed to do things that once upon a time were thought to require intelligence.
I think the "Dick Tracy" watch of communications is feasable in 10 years.
Comparing a computer to a bee's brain is difficult. Today's voice recognition shows that computers are beyond insects in some areas.
It will be tricky to go beyond humans in all areas, but it is a fascinating read.
