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From: cam@aipna.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: STRONG AND WEAK AI
Message-ID: <1698@aipna.ed.ac.uk>
Date: 30 Nov 89 01:04:54 GMT
Reply-To: cam@aipna.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm)
Organization: Dept of AI, Edinburgh University, UK.
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It is often observed that the usual definitions of strong and weak AI,
while providing an excellent springboard for those with sarcastic
intentions, are rather difficult hats for AI researchers to wear. For
example, if asked "strong or weak?", AI researchers will sometimes answer
"neither", or "both", or, most often, explain what is silly about the
categories.

Can anyone offer a good set of definitions of the various stances in the
field to replace these rather worn scarecrows?
-- 
Chris Malcolm    cam@uk.ac.ed.aipna   031 667 1011 x2550
Department of Artificial Intelligence, Edinburgh University
5 Forrest Hill, Edinburgh, EH1 2QL, UK


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