Hi
I have noted what Mr. Briggs has stated, but not studied his reasons.
However, I have been an IT practitioner (programmer, analyst, architect, engineer) for 28 years now and have studied संस्कृत for 25 years.
I have a BSc in Maths and Computer Science and now A-levels in संस्कृत but AI is in no way my specialty field.
My observations are:
1. Artificial Intelligence is a complete misnomer. It has nothing to do with intelligence - it is rather probability and statistical analysis. Be that as it is, for simplicity I shall still refer to it as AI.
2. पाणिनि's grammar requires understanding of the subtle and causal worlds. Modern grammar only deals with the physical (वौखरी) sound and is about the words which are already produced. पाणिनि's system demonstrates how the धातवः undergo modifications from their causal form to their manifest form which is a word.
3. Here is the funny thing - statistical analysis emulates intelligence quite well, so maybe the name is apt after all. In traditional programming, the programmer will give instructions to the computer. The outcomes are all predictable. With AI, a neural network is established and the developer does not program the computer. Instead, using mathematical models, the machine is instructed as to how to look for patterns within the data provided. Any attempt by the programmer to "instruct" in the traditional way will cause unpredictable results.
4. The highly formal rules which पाणिनि has given us can be applied to any walk of life, because these laws are mirrors of the fine laws underpinning all life within the created world. For example, the कारका demonstrate the fundamental roles of all action:
Actor , the one acted on.
The instrument most propitious for the completion of the action
The one to whom the action is dedicated.
That from which the action has arisen
That within which the action takes place.
and then the relationship of a नामरुप to another
So any functional AI would probably require this structure as a basis for behavior.
It is my intention over the next few years to further penetrate these fields, and I hope that this forum will provide a source of wisdom and a place to impart learning.
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