tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217956476201877216.post1926144665924258333..comments2024-02-20T18:38:06.574-08:00Comments on Cane Pancake Gravy: AI for the Evolution of LanguagesHowardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04843514873861242426noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217956476201877216.post-32497754235515862802013-02-23T07:05:52.288-08:002013-02-23T07:05:52.288-08:00Yeah, I agree it can't be done - and would tak...Yeah, I agree it can't be done - and would take a long time to verify, but the idea is cool. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500490363731355974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217956476201877216.post-56102718715927478012013-02-13T04:26:11.311-08:002013-02-13T04:26:11.311-08:00I suspect you're right. This program probably...I suspect you're right. This program probably only works when there are several daughter languages, each giving some information about the single parent language. The mere fact that one parent language can give rise to multiple daughter languages (for example, Latin -> French, Spanish, and Romanian) shows that going the other direction there is no unique solution. Add to that the incorporation of words from other languages -- something English is particularly prone to -- and new words that have to be created to deal with new technologies, and it's a total mess. Still, it would be an interesting thing to try. It would still fit a common sci-fi theme: one possible future, but not necessarily an inevitable one.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04843514873861242426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217956476201877216.post-43782149619361725632013-02-12T21:25:55.241-08:002013-02-12T21:25:55.241-08:00I hate to say it can't be done. But there are ...I hate to say it can't be done. But there are just way too many variables and too many unknowns.toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788920936014319970noreply@blogger.com