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Posted by Albert van der Horst on February 19, 2008, 6:16 am
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>Only robots above a certain level of sophistication may receive
>a mind-implant via MindForth. The computerized robot needs to have
>an operating system that will support Forth and sufficient memory
>to hold both the AI program code and a reasonably large knowledge
>base (KB) of experience. A Forth program is so portable from one
>version of Forth to another that robot manufacturers, vendors and
>users should not think of Mind.Forth as restricted to Win32Forth
>for implementation and operation, but as a candidate for upgrading
>to a 64-bit Forth running on a 64-bit system, thereby possessing a
>practically unlimited memory space. The Forth variant iForth is
>supposedly on its way to becoming a 64-bit Forth. People getting
>into Forth AI for the first time and with the option of adopting
>64-bit technology from the very start, should do so with the
>realization that it will be an extremely long time before any
>further upgrade is made to 128-bit or higher technology. It is
>more likely that AI will go down into quantum technology before
>going up to 128-bit technology. So embrace and extend 64-bit AI.
My sister has a lawn-mowing robot. Maybe it is a good idea to have
some 64 bit technology to make it smarter, such that it doesn't run
into the swimming pool without wires to be buried.
This is a nice concrete project, with tangible goals.
See you back here, when you're finished.
Groetjes Albert.
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Albert van der Horst, UTRECHT,THE NETHERLANDS
Economic growth -- like all pyramid schemes -- ultimately falters.
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>Only robots above a certain level of sophistication may receive
>a mind-implant via MindForth. The computerized robot needs to have
>an operating system that will support Forth and sufficient memory
>to hold both the AI program code and a reasonably large knowledge
>base (KB) of experience. A Forth program is so portable from one
>version of Forth to another that robot manufacturers, vendors and
>users should not think of Mind.Forth as restricted to Win32Forth
>for implementation and operation, but as a candidate for upgrading
>to a 64-bit Forth running on a 64-bit system, thereby possessing a
>practically unlimited memory space. The Forth variant iForth is
>supposedly on its way to becoming a 64-bit Forth. People getting
>into Forth AI for the first time and with the option of adopting
>64-bit technology from the very start, should do so with the
>realization that it will be an extremely long time before any
>further upgrade is made to 128-bit or higher technology. It is
>more likely that AI will go down into quantum technology before
>going up to 128-bit technology. So embrace and extend 64-bit AI.