Various Subset Approaches to Designing Artificial General Intelligence
On our way to create a whole-human-brain equivalent machine, should we create a subset first?
Subset 1: Only those brain modules needed to understand English and produce common sense
responses to questions.
Subset 2: Only those brain modules needed to understand English as in Subset 1, but able to carry on
conversations as needed for being a companion.
Subset 3: Create computer programs from specifications. Only those brain modules needed to
understand technical specifications sufficiently to create computer programs from specifications. Ability
at the level of a college undergraduate would enable the use of such a machine to help (bootstrap)
further progress in completing the larger whole-human-brain goal. Meanwhile such a machine could be
sold in the thousands, if not millions to Microsoft, Oracle, and other companies.
Subset 4: Create enough of the human brain so that mental problems can be replicated and understood
more thoroughly.
Subset 5: Create enough of the human brain so that language translation can be improved by actual
understanding of concepts.
Subset 6: Create enough of the human brain so that an accurate estimation of how much computer
power will be needed to create a whole human brain. What other forms of hardware might be used to
better implement a human brain?
Subset 7: Create enough of the human brain so that mind therapy may be applied to a human by the
robot. Neuropsychological Therapy
Subset 8: Psychiatrist
Subset 9: Mars Rover
Subset 10: Create a toy robot which sells for under $500 such as Robosapien, Roboraptor, etc.
Takara/Tomy will be offering the "i-SOBOT," a fully functional humanoid robot for approximately $300
(USD) in Fall 2007—a breakthrough in pricing that is significantly less than half the retail cost of similar
humanoid robots. For only $50 to $70 more, a follow-on version, scheduled for later in the '07, will
include a head-mounted camera and LAN capability. Each of the 17 servos has its own small cpu built-
in. The rest of the electronics, including a cpu totally dedicated to voice recognition, are enclosed in the
robots main body. The speaker is located at the bottom of the chassis, behind the three slots. Ready to
go right out of the box, the robot will ship with several hundred pre-programmed motion sequences,
dialogs, and built-in voice command recognition. This robot is 6.6 inches tall.
More on this option:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/23/takara-tomys-omnibot2007-i-sobot-the-worlds-smallest-robot/
http://www.engadget.com/
http://www.engadget.com/
Subset 11: Create a starting point which drives a hobbiest robot such as Kondo KHR-2KV
Subset 12: As needed for a battlefield extraction robot such as VECNA's Battlefield Extraction-Assist
(BEAR) Robot.
Subset 13: Add functionality to the brain, thus showing that you know how it works. Replacing hearing is
a step in that direction, especially as you improve (decrease) the time it takes for the patient to learn
how to use the new prosthetic.
On our way to create a whole-human-brain equivalent machine, should we create a subset first?
Subset 1: Only those brain modules needed to understand English and produce common sense
responses to questions.
Subset 2: Only those brain modules needed to understand English as in Subset 1, but able to carry on
conversations as needed for being a companion.
Subset 3: Create computer programs from specifications. Only those brain modules needed to
understand technical specifications sufficiently to create computer programs from specifications. Ability
at the level of a college undergraduate would enable the use of such a machine to help (bootstrap)
further progress in completing the larger whole-human-brain goal. Meanwhile such a machine could be
sold in the thousands, if not millions to Microsoft, Oracle, and other companies.
Subset 4: Create enough of the human brain so that mental problems can be replicated and understood
more thoroughly.
Subset 5: Create enough of the human brain so that language translation can be improved by actual
understanding of concepts.
Subset 6: Create enough of the human brain so that an accurate estimation of how much computer
power will be needed to create a whole human brain. What other forms of hardware might be used to
better implement a human brain?
Subset 7: Create enough of the human brain so that mind therapy may be applied to a human by the
robot. Neuropsychological Therapy
Subset 8: Psychiatrist
Subset 9: Mars Rover
Subset 10: Create a toy robot which sells for under $500 such as Robosapien, Roboraptor, etc.
Takara/Tomy will be offering the "i-SOBOT," a fully functional humanoid robot for approximately $300
(USD) in Fall 2007—a breakthrough in pricing that is significantly less than half the retail cost of similar
humanoid robots. For only $50 to $70 more, a follow-on version, scheduled for later in the '07, will
include a head-mounted camera and LAN capability. Each of the 17 servos has its own small cpu built-
in. The rest of the electronics, including a cpu totally dedicated to voice recognition, are enclosed in the
robots main body. The speaker is located at the bottom of the chassis, behind the three slots. Ready to
go right out of the box, the robot will ship with several hundred pre-programmed motion sequences,
dialogs, and built-in voice command recognition. This robot is 6.6 inches tall.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/23/takara-tomys-omnibot2007-i-sobot-the-worlds-smallest-robot/
http://www.engadget.com/
http://www.engadget.com/
Subset 11: Create a starting point which drives a hobbiest robot such as Kondo KHR-2KV
Subset 12: As needed for a battlefield extraction robot such as VECNA's Battlefield Extraction-Assist
(BEAR) Robot.
Subset 13: Add functionality to the brain, thus showing that you know how it works. Replacing hearing is
a step in that direction, especially as you improve (decrease) the time it takes for the patient to learn
how to use the new prosthetic.
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