AlbertCory
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Author of "Inventing the Future," a historical novel based on the Xerox Star 1977-1981.
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Comment · 2 years ago
No, the Japanese implosion came at the end of the 80's and early 90's. That book is from 1982.
Comment · 2 years ago
You might well be 100% right. I'd like to see the Japanese succeed, actually.
However, it was simply not possible for anyone to succeed at AI in the early 80's. It took some Nobel-prize-winning software, a change of approach, and a massive increase in compute power to finally break through.
Comment · 2 years ago
You made some nonsensical statements on HN, and now you're dropping out rather than trying to defend them. Got it.
Comment · 2 years ago
Let me just repeat: So what ARE your limits? Or are there any?
So I guess you're saying there are no limits? Every project should be funded to the max?
and since you're against taxation, does that mean ordinary people are to be compelled to "voluntarily" fund them? Or where is the money supposed to come from?
Comment · 2 years ago
It's somewhat appalling that they don't mention that there's a book with this title:
https://www.amazon.com/Fifth-Generation-Artificial-Intellige...
As for "The important thing is that they tried" : would you give them credit for "trying" to invent real-time, neuron-by-neuron brain imaging, in 1982? And giving billions of taxpayer Yen to the effort? How about quantum computers?
Or would you have been justified in saying that there are projects with a better prospect of success right now, and we shouldn't waste the taxpayers' money on things guaranteed to fail?
So what ARE your limits? Or are there any?