News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Today’s dominant approach to A.I. has not worked out. Parent comment

Re:Today’s dominant approach to A.I. has not worked out by jhall1468 on Saturday May 19, 2018 @08:11PM (#17110457)
> but little thought has been given if our AI evolution has been trending toward one or not.

Wait, you think people aren't thinking about that all the time? They absolutely are. And there's very little obvious ways to determine if this is a local or global optima. Resources are limited and everyone wants to follow the current best results, because that's necessary for business success.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Today’s dominant approach to A.I. has not worked out by lostcolony on Monday May 21, 2018 @02:29PM (#17120559)
One would expect a competitive advantage, then, in funding research to try something else. Exclusively following the current best results just means equivalency, and provides no competitive edge.
[ Parent | on HN ]