By Peter Cochrane
Published: Monday 31 March 2008
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Name
David Flint
Location
London
Occupation
Management consultant
Comment
This really is asking for the automation of thought.
The general problem of deciding the truth of an assertion requires logic, analogy and a very wide knowledge base - itself of variable reliability.
The largest effort on this known to me is Project Cyc - now in its 24th year - and that clearly hasn't solved the problem. Cyc used to use stories from the National Inquirer as test cases.
Let us know when you find the Philosopher's Stone too, Peter.
This really is asking for the automation of though...
David Flint
A truth engine ?
Hmm. We could use it to tell w...
Karen Challinor
Sounds ambitious but there are small improvements ...
John H Woods
David: You are quite correct. I know Doug Lenat an...
Peter Cochrane
Karen: On some topics we might find we have to set...
Peter Cochrane
"Karen: On some topics we might find we have to se...
Karen Challinor
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