Ask HN: Why Are We Not Building Lisp Machines 3 points by fredgrott 2y ago ↗ HN Since the closest we got to AGI was LISP machines, why are we not building modern LIPS machines?
[–] PaulHoule 2y ago ↗ People have figured out how to run languages like LISP on conventional superscalar and pipelined processors with great performance. Common LISP was designed with this in mind.
[–] lispm 2y ago ↗ Modern AI trends are mostly not about logic symbolic reasoning.The machines needed are very different -> see what Nvidia is offering.
[–] brudgers 2y ago ↗ LISP machines may indeed have been as close to AGI as we have been.However, I think we are just as close now.AGI success, like all successes, is a thing declared not a thing achieved....anyway, if you want a LISP machine, put eMacs on a general purpose computer.Good luck.
3 comments
[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 18.4 ms ] threadThe machines needed are very different -> see what Nvidia is offering.
However, I think we are just as close now.
AGI success, like all successes, is a thing declared not a thing achieved.
...anyway, if you want a LISP machine, put eMacs on a general purpose computer.
Good luck.