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		b3morales on July 29, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Phrases in computing that might need retiring This isn't really a problem of the term itself; it's more that people want their software product to sound impressive, so they borrow the term liberally. That is, it's marketing's fault. People have been arguing since Minsky or before where the "Actual Artificial Intelligence" line falls. Thermostats? Graphing calculators? Roombas? Software games? ...

autoexec on July 29, 2022 [–]

> People have been arguing since Minsky or before where the "Actual Artificial Intelligence" line falls.

I think it'll find a way to tell us. Same with people worried about giving AI rights. Once it cares enough to ask, it should get them.

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