I think Lenat is headed in the right direction, but someone needs to include a knowledge base about learning. Marvin Minsky lenatbaseknowledge Change image and share on social
By the way, it was his simulations that helped out in Jurassic Park - without them, there would have been only a few dinosaurs. Based on his techniques, Industrial Light and Magic could make whole herds of dinosaurs race across the screen. Marvin Minsky simulationracetechnique share on social
This is a tricky domain because, unlike simple arithmetic, to solve a calculus problem - and in particular to perform integration - you have to be smart about which integration technique should be used: integration by partial fractions, integration by parts, and so on. Marvin Minsky integrationsolvearithmetic share on social
I heard that the same thing occurred in a scene in Alien, where the creature pops out of the chest of a crewman. The other actors didn't know what was to happen; the director wanted to get true surprise. Marvin Minsky wantchestcreature share on social
There are three basic approaches to AI: Case-based, rule-based, and connectionist reasoning. Marvin Minsky basecasebasic Change image and 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 believeintelligentsystem 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 symboldanwrite 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 senseindividualdifference 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 positionstandbury share on social
Stanley Kubrick knew we had good graphics around MIT and came to my lab to find out how to do it. We had some really good stuff. I was very impressed with Kubrick; he knew all the graphics work I had ever heard of, and probably more. Marvin Minsky stanleyknowkubrick share on social
