AI and cognitive psychology rant
John J. Lee
jjl at pobox.com
Wed Oct 15 11:19:31 EDT 2003
Alex Martelli <aleaxit at yahoo.com> writes:
> John J. Lee wrote:
> > Alex Martelli <aleax at aleax.it> writes:
[...]
> >> That may be your definition. It seems to me that the definition given
> >> by a body comprising a vast numbers of experts in the field, such as
> >> the AAAI, might be considered to carry more authority than yours.
> >
> > Argument from authority has rarely been less useful or interesting
> > than in the case of AI, where both our abilities and understanding are
> > so poor, and where the embarrassing mystery of conciousness lurks
> > nearby...
>
> It's a problem of terminology, no more, no less. We are dissenting on
OK, fair enough.
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phew, no time to read that! The first line might have been sufficient...
John
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