tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348130769134551863.post1436387067663702548..comments2024-03-08T19:49:06.001-05:00Comments on No Bad Memes: Nature is bad; intelligence is goodLeaving Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00470369778004725601noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348130769134551863.post-43810194719485958062011-11-02T18:29:25.730-04:002011-11-02T18:29:25.730-04:00What's that? I was too busy being blind, apath...What's that? I was too busy being blind, apathetic, and idiotic to start hating your anthropomorphized bitch-goddess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348130769134551863.post-50470922067453482672011-03-07T20:14:22.057-05:002011-03-07T20:14:22.057-05:00Using computer algorithms to process and select fo...Using computer algorithms to process and select for advantageous traits within milliseconds or less is not the same thing as putting an entire lifetime of energy and resources into ten different models where it's obvious that only one of them is optimal. Yeah, I wouldn't go so far as to say that there is never an advantage in random variation, but in the case of computer models, the resources and processing power in use is so minimal -- and so quick -- that it doesn't waste nearly as much as the conventional method, which is not to generate models, but to generate the end products themselves. If a business were to actually produce millions of several different variations of a model and then sell them (rather than select the best one before getting to that stage, where the actual waste occurs), only to realize after the fact that only one made economic sense, then they'd be proving my point.Leaving Societyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470369778004725601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348130769134551863.post-81840079101204052882011-03-07T16:52:40.609-05:002011-03-07T16:52:40.609-05:00Sorry I haven't written in a long time.
You...Sorry I haven't written in a long time.<br />You're wrong in saying that mindless processes are never useful. Genetic algorithms are good for finding effective (if not optimal) solutions in very little time. Since we have limited time and storage space it's not always rational to use planning and foresight; it's better to prioritize it for important problems. Unless there is a massive revolution in general AI, at least.Elizabethnoreply@blogger.com