[eu-gene] Generative or not?

[Michael Gogins]

Frankly, I have a lot better ideas about what does NOT make something 
intelligent, than I do about what DOES.

I suspect a true random number source might be a necessary condition for 
intelligence -- but it's obviously not sufficient.

Regards,
Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Myers" <rob at robmyers.org>
To: "generative art" <eu-gene at generative.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [eu-gene] Generative or not?


> On 21 Feb 2006, at 19:07, johnclavin at aol.com wrote:
>
>> I'm sorry, but this is truly fundamental.
>
> If we plugged a true random number generator into Copycat, one of the 
> hardware units that cost thousands of dollars and rely on atomic 
> decomposition effects, would that suddenly make it "truly" intelligent?
>
> - Rob.
> -- 
> 'Douglas Hofstadter believes he is a strange loop, and who am I to 
> disagree?'
> To unsubscribe from eu-gene visit
> http://www.generative.net/mailman/listinfo/eu-gene
>