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Subject: Re: What is AI?

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 07:04:46 12/17/99

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On December 17, 1999 at 08:37:19, walter irvin wrote:

>i think AI should be anything that can defeat more than 75% of the time a random
>action .in other words humans could be put to the test as well as computers .if
>a computer program can score at least 75% out of a 100 games vs totaly random
>moves then you must say that it has demonstrated AI .now the degree of AI or how
>good something is i guess you could take the average rating for the average
>person and compare vs the program and there you are .


I think chess is a skill, not proof of intelligence. The proof of intelligence
is when you change the rules and the system can adapt the new rules. In my view
a chessprogram is closer to a mechanic system than intelligence!

Torstein



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