AI and cognitive psychology rant

[John J. Lee]

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