Who Invents Inventions That Aren Created by Inventors?
To return to the question, “Who invents inventions that are invented by ‘guided chance'”? This seems analogous to chess-playing programs. Right now, they win through the evaluation of huge numbers of alternate moves and countermoves. Presumably, these chess-playing programs are being upgraded to think strategically as well as tactically… in other words, these programs are being given additional smarts. What’s important about these chess tournaments is that they send a message that AI programs can rival humans in other spheres of endeavor. So where do we stand right now? One potential follow-on might be a program that understands physical systems, and invents based upon purposeful design, combined with some random variations. I don’t know. Developments like “Deep Junior” don’t leave the back room until they’re ready for public display. AI has such an unfulfilled history that it’s hard to know where it stands. It will be interesting to see how rapidly AI moves forward. But this kind of
