This is an aside, but it's always amusing to see how often you see people mimicking the look of people they look up to or report to. I met a senior manager at a Microsoft booth at a trade show, an Indian man who groomed himself to follow almost exactly the external appearance of Bill Gates. It was stunning. At Oracle, you see a lot of mini-Larrys. When you meet virtual reality people at the Maker Faire, it's amazing how many of them have Jaron Lanier's dreadlocks. And Apple fans, not all, but many, me included, with their short haircuts. Of course certain things are off limits - the black mock turtleneck, nobody wears that now, because it's taboo to be seen as trying to look like Him.<p>So my question here is: Is this professor mimicking Ben Goertzel, or is Ben mimicking him? It's not a coincidence that they choose the same hairstyle. And it's not just long hair, it's long hair worn a certain way. What gives? Even AGI researchers are susceptible to these, what, canine, instincts?