I think Lenat is headed in the right direction, but someone needs to include a knowledge base about learning. Marvin Minsky basedirectionhead Change image and share on social
No computer has ever been designed that is ever aware of what it's doing; but most of the time, we aren't either. Marvin Minsky awarecomputerdesign Change image and share on social
Around 1967 Dan Bobrow wrote a program to do algebra problems based on symbols rather than numbers. Marvin Minsky algebrabasebobrow Change image and share on social
In general we are least aware of what our minds do best. Marvin Minsky awaregeneralmind Change image and share on social
There are three basic approaches to AI: Case-based, rule-based, and connectionist reasoning. Marvin Minsky approachbasebasic Change image and share on social
Societies need rules that make no sense for individuals. For example, it makes no difference whether a single car drives on the left or on the right. But it makes all the difference when there are many cars! Marvin Minsky cardifferencedrive share on social
Once when I was standing at the base, they started rotating the set and a big, heavy wrench fell down from the 12 o'clock position of the set, and got buried in the ground a few feet from me. I could have been killed! Marvin Minsky basebigbury share on social
I believed in realism, as summarized by John McCarthy's comment to the effect that if we worked really hard, we'd have an intelligent system in from four to four hundred years. Marvin Minsky believecommenteffect Change image and share on social
If you just have a single problem to solve, then fine, go ahead and use a neural network. But if you want to do science and understand how to choose architectures, or how to go to a new problem, you have to understand what different architectures can and cannot do. Marvin Minsky aheadarchitecturechoose share on social
