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From: bwm@ccieng2.UUCP ( Brad Miller)
Newsgroups: net.ai
Subject: Re: Essence
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Date: Wed, 16-May-84 12:50:24 EDT
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Umm...

I don't think ANYONE is looking to build a computer that can understand
phiolosophy. If I can build something that acts the same as an IQ-80 person,
I would be happy. This involves a surprising amount of work, (like vision,
language, etc.) but could certainly be confused by two 'identical' ships
as could I. Just because A human can do something does not imply that our
immediate AI goals should include it. Rather, first lets worry about things
ALL humans can do.

Brad Miller

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