Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!mtiame!jep From: jep@mtiame.oz (Jesper Peterson) Newsgroups: comp.ai Subject: Re: Functional definition of "understanding" vs 'Peeking inside' Keywords: functional definitions, understanding, explanations Message-ID: <201@mtiame.oz> Date: 9 Apr 90 00:54:39 GMT References: <23100@mimsy.umd.edu> <1990Mar19.153959.6113@sjuphil.uucp> <0541@sheol.UUCP> <1990Mar26.155415.21756@sjuphil.uucp> <0556@sheol.UUCP> <1990Apr3.162019.27598@maths.tcd.ie> <1990Apr5.202224.27534@caen.en <1990Apr6.14494 Organization: Metal Trades Industry Association, Victoria, Australia. Lines: 20 A left field question from someone not involved in AI: Is the ability to apply _understanding_ of one system to a similar system a feature of understanding? e.g. Brute force program v. Kasparov in game of chess. The judge says for this match only, the board will be 8x9 squares. Kasparov undoubtedly uses _brute force_ for his openings but will now have to rely on _true_ understanding. The program is hopelessly lost and dumps core. Perhaps *I* don't understand :-) Jesper. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACSnet: jep@mtiame.mtia.oz "Prediction is very difficult, UUCP: ...!uunet!munnari!mtiame.oz!jep especially of the future." PHONE: (03) 699-1022 - Niels Bohr (Danish physicist)