[Sigia-l] Findability

[Karl Fast]

> My understanding is that Google's algorithms have been created by
> very smart humans. 

Well of course they have. And genetic algorithms were also created
by humans.

When I say algorithms will evolve faster I mean that human beings
will figure out better algorithms faster than humans can adapt to do
these types of things.

I am not suggesting that these algorithms are sentient on their own
and evolving the way a biological organism does.

There are, however, algorithms and computational methods which do
"learn" from experience (which Shirky recently called the worst way
to learn which is about the only thing I disagreed with him on in
that piece).

> As an aside, I'm curious if you agree with Ray Kurzweil

No. I think he's watched too many science fiction movies.



--karl