Author: Dan Homan
Date: 15:12:44 01/27/98
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On January 27, 1998 at 13:40:51, Don Dailey wrote: >I guess I might as well express my opinion since everyone else is. > >I feel that it's almost completely a matter of semantics and what >you define as "intelligent." Agreed. >But if I had to say one way or the other >I would say the computers are exhibiting artificial intelligence. > >Some people focus on the behavior, some the process itself. But if >you focus on the process you will never define any piece of software >as intelligent, because they are not. Why do you think the term >"artificial" is pasted on to the phrase "artifical intelligence"? >It's an admission right off the bat that there is no real intelligence. I focus on abilities. As I outlined in a previous post, I think intelligence is simply a set of abilities. Chess programs only have some of these abilities... most prominently the ability to calculate. In my view having some of these abilities is not sufficent to claim intelligence. Others disagree.... I think Human intelligence is defined most strongly by its' generality. This generality allows us to do things that were never intended in our programming! We can learn chess and calculate variations to win... Chess programs can reproduce this ability through very different means. Does this mean that they are intelligent? Or does this mean that something less than intelligence (perhaps just some select aspects) is required to play chess well? If artificial intelligence is just the reproduction of *some* abilities that human intelligence gives us, then that is a fine definition which I can go along with. However, I will point out again that "artificial intelligence" is a loaded term in common usage. An expert might realize what you mean, but the "viewing public" will get quite a different impression. - Dan > >For this reason I am completely comfortable with saying chess programs >exhibit artificial intelligence. If anyone say's I'm wrong, I'll >simply >agree with them! The whole issue is a non-issue and is purely >speculation and philosophy. > >- Don >
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