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From: petersja@debussy.cs.colostate.edu (james peterson)
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Subject: Re: What is your favorite definition of AI?
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Date: 8 Mar 91 15:59:51 GMT
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In article <MIKEB.91Mar6121256@wdl35.wdl.loral.com> mikeb@wdl35.wdl.loral.com (Michael H Bender) writes:
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>Tom, 
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>Your definition 
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>   AI is the study of the relationship between computation and intelligence.
>is by far the best one I've heard.
>
>Mike Bender

This actually sounds more like a definition of cognitive science to me. If
a definition of AI in 15 words or less is needed, how about:

	The use of any cognitive process model in the development of
	any computer application.


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james lee peterson				petersja@CS.ColoState.edu
dept. of computer science                       
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