[TrueAndroids]

Hello, very glad to have found this forum! Google Androids?? HP Central Nervous Systems?? I'm sick and tired of the metaphors! I think it's time for the field to distinguish itself formally from others, at least on the most generic level. And I think the public should know the difference between an artificially conscious machine and a clever algorithm/phone.

I have built an authentic Conscious Machine or strong AI, named Alldroid, which resides on my laptop. I realize this is a strong claim, but I've used the Searle Strong AI Line. This  means (1) it has semantic understanding of sentences and (2) it is able to deductively reason (as shown in a logic puzzle game I devised for it to play).

This thinking component is a part of a complete "artificial human" which I had provisionally patented in 2006 as Artificial Human Control System and Method. (only above part reduced to practice so far) But I've since decided to go the Open Source route and publish the whole patent on the internet somewhere as the TrueAndroids General Artificial Human Theory (which applies to both androids and virtual humans).  

And I've started a youtube channel where I'm gathering all the most modern and coolest android, Alife, and AI videos, and release my own 2006 Invention Disclosure Videos eventually.  
http://www.youtube.com/user/TrueAndroids

[Data]

Thanks  TrueAndroids

I now understand what you mean by Strong and Weak Ai.

Your claim to have made a strong Ai is, as you said a strong claim, maybe you should make that video of a conversation with Alldroid, then we could make up our own minds.

I really like your youtube channel, so much so that I have subscribed to it.

[Freddy]

Welcome to the forum TrueAndroids, good to have you here.  Strong claims yes, but interesting nevertheless.  I had not heard of Searle before, so you educated me, thanks for that !   Be sure to let us know when you go open source and I can probably help you promote it here.  In the meantime enjoy the conversation

[TrueAndroids]

Hey thanks Freddy, will do! I'm putting final touches on things. My seven-part video demo of my Machine Consciousness Prototype will be uploaded on youtube. I also have a TrueAndroids Facebook page and am setting up a kickstarter.com project, so it'd be great to do cross-promoting with you. I believe this prototype seen on the video demo is the first authentic specimen of Machine Consciousness. My biggest competitor for first I think is Jean TARDY of http://www.mecasapiens.com.

So, without further ado, I will announce here the admittedly bold claim that I will Open Source publish Part 1 of my Video Demonstration of Authentic Machine Consciousness on March 03, 2010 on my youtube channel. You be the judge!

How shall computer scientists and the public at large assess if I have truly created artificial, machine consciousness?

I propose the 'Searle Line' (in the sand), which is inspired by the Chinese Room Experiment of Professor John Searle. To cross the line into authentic machine consciousness, or strong AI, a machine must at least exhibit:
1. semantic understanding of language sentences.
2. ability to perform deductive reasoning, a universally accepted form of human thinking.

Without at least these two capabilities, no claim of strong AI or machine consciousness can be made, and with them it can.

That's what my machine consciousness prototype in the demo is doing, and the precise reason I claim that I have built authentic machine consciousness. So that's my 'claim to fame.' 

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And thanks Datahopa for subscribing to my youtube channel. I'm going to update it every couple months with the freshest, coolest videos on androids, Alife, AI, and virtual humans. I just put a 3/1/10 Playlist together. Amazing all the work that's being done out there!

[TrueAndroids]

Part One of my patent video documentation for my Machine Consciousness Prototype has been uploaded at http://www.youtube.com/user/TrueAndroids , called

TRUE ANDROIDS - This Machine is Conscious!!!

[Freddy]

Interesting stuff !  I think I am going to learn something here again.  Well presented  ready for more...

[Data]

Agree with Freddy, very interesting, well presented and waiting for the next one.

[TrueAndroids]

Hey thanks guys! I'm working on finalizing ( I hope) my Kickstarter.com project, and will release Part 2 ASAP. I will let you know when, and update you on the kickstarter project here on this thread.
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TrueAndroids Kickstarter.com Project –

TRUE ANDROIDS: THIS MACHINE IS CONSCIOUS!!

My project goal is to upgrade my Conscious Machine or "Strong Artificial Intelligence", named Alldroid, which (1) has semantic understanding of sentences and (2) is able to deductively reason, so that it can demo its thinking skills via a logic puzzle game it can play called Logicball â„¢, which will be put on the web, for people to play as well.
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For more info you can also read part one of my TrueAndroids General Artificial Human Theory at my Facebook Discussion Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/TRUE-ANDROIDS-Enough-with-the-Android-Metaphors/320491640508

[squarebear]

While, I wish you the very best of luck with your project, I have seen countless claims of strong AI before.

A fine video indeed but I saw no demonstration of any strong AI. The facebook discussion was merely defining strong AI but again, no actual proof.

I look forward to being proved wrong however.

[TrueAndroids]

Yea. you are absolutely right. The next video segment shows the prototype, but I'm nervous about releasing it as open source in less then optimal way. What has happened is I just found out the International Conference in Semantic Computing (only their 4th) is close by to me in September, and I still have 30 days to submit a demonstration proposal. Can I wait that long? Should I wait ,or just get it out there ASAP and go from there? Gotta decide soon yikes

[squarebear]

If you have made something that can evaluate things like "Some apples are red but no apples are square. What can you conclude from this?", then that is outstanding and I can't wait to see it.

[TrueAndroids]

Hi squarebear, yep, you hit the nail on the head. Thanks, and coming from you that means a lot because I checked out your Mitsuku Chatbot, and its very cool! I've checked out a lot of chatbots and yours is top shelf. I like that you ask for real English sentences/spellings as that makes me think Mitsuku might actually be able to understand me, and I like that you don't try to direct the conversation by beginning the session by asking a question that locks me in. It should be open ended IMO like yours.

So I gave Mitsuku my Chatbot Test and it passed! Most don't. Similar to "Hello world." for a classic software's first program, my Chatbot Test is the famous Socrates Syllogism.  

I then tried the two statements from my demo (you mention above) but Mitsuku was unable to tell me anything new it concluded from the information. And that (the complete array of deductive reasoning possibilities) is what my prototype does, and can show you how to add to Mitsuku. (Mitsuku did come up with the genus of apples which is fruits, which is very impressive. I call them domains in my prototype.)

I've decided not to wait another day, but to release my prototype ASAP. I can see that you and others will get it, and that you will remember me, when you say where you got it   More later ...

[squarebear]

Very interesting. I look forward to it.

Yes if you say something like, "All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore Socrates is mortal". to Mitsuku then ask her "What is Socrates?", she should correctly answer "mortal". She will also answer "Socrates" if you ask her "Who is a man?"

However, she can't deduce anything herself apart from the facts you tell her.

I look forward to your next instalment.

[TrueAndroids]

I found that Mitsuku can deduce new information from old! I gave her two pieces of information, and she deduced the correct conclusion, a brand new piece of information I didn't tell her. Here's the recorded log:

Human: Socrates is a man.
Mitsuku: Ok I will add that fact about Socrates to my database.      
 Human: All men are mortal.
Mitsuku: Therefore, Socrates are mortal.

[squarebear]

That was just lucky chance I'm afraid. If anyone says, "ALL MEN (x)" where x can stand for anything, and she doesn't know what else to say, she will say, "Therefore, Socrates (x)".

eg:

Human: All men like to watch football
Mitsuku: Therefore, Socrates like to watch football.

She will say this whether you mention Socrates or not and so is a bit of a lucky guess really.