Re^2: An Unreal Perl Hacker!

Having dabbled a fair bit in AI, I have to say that no, no one will be able to give you a strict definition. Some claim that AI is the art of convincing a computer to do something that it's not normally inclined to do (if you'll ignore the anthromorphizing there). Others claim that if a computer can do it, it ain't AI. Regardless of the definition someone comes up with, some other AI expert will come along and argue it. The other expert might even pass a Turing test.

Cheers,
Ovid

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Re^3: An Unreal Perl Hacker! by spiritway (Vicar) on Oct 13, 2005 at 20:27 UTC
In the olden days, it was claimed that if a computer could play chess, it would be considered "intelligent". Of course, this ability is no longer considered AI. One problem in AI has been the "moving goalpost". When computers learn do to something once considered "intelligent", the criteria are changed. But why worry about the definition? Whether the proposed idea is true AI or just clever programming, it would be a remarkable accomplishment. I like the idea of reaching way beyond our abilities. We might never attain that goal, but we'd certainly learn things - and that's worth it, to me.	[reply]

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by spiritway (Vicar) on Oct 13, 2005 at 20:27 UTC

In the olden days, it was claimed that if a computer could play chess, it would be considered "intelligent". Of course, this ability is no longer considered AI. One problem in AI has been the "moving goalpost". When computers learn do to something once considered "intelligent", the criteria are changed.

But why worry about the definition? Whether the proposed idea is true AI or just clever programming, it would be a remarkable accomplishment. I like the idea of reaching way beyond our abilities. We might never attain that goal, but we'd certainly learn things - and that's worth it, to me.

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