[dorkbotpdx-blabber] AI question

[Jayson Falkner]

Hi Alexis,

If you are interested in some counter examples, I've been reading Paul
Eckman's work lately and I could dig some up. He is a famous psych
researcher that studies human emotions and facial muscle movements. He
discusses a few clear cases of behavior that is learned and behavior
that is clearly hardwired in to us. In particular, things such as
smiles aren't learned -- oddly all cultures, even 'stone age' cultures
smile when expressing joy.

Point in short, the hypothesis you mention might have some interesting
gray areas to explore.

Jayson

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 12:33 PM,  <subbies at redheadedstepchild.org> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> I'm trying to remember some AI thing I read a couple years back about a
> theory that says that the way we learn stuff is only through sensory input
> (our experiences and knowledge is entirely based on what we experience?).
> Does this ring any bells?  Anyone have a clue what I am talking about?  I
> can't remember it well enough to do a Google search, so any pointers are
> appreciated.
> -Alexis
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