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From: brianp@shark.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Commonsense Reasoning?
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Date: Sat, 30-Jun-84 03:13:42 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun 30 03:13:42 1984
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the computer could do the temperature conversion without blinking
an led,  if it knows that this here's a mapping, (not a monkey and
banana to simulate), and its one of those easy linear jobs, and
if it knows how to read and can figure out the question.
(no fair writing a temperature conversion (or any give-it-some-numbers
interpolation/extrapolation) program. you have to write a run of the mill
common sense reasoning program, and send it through elementary school.
or hire a tutor.  little kids can tease new types of people real bad.
wouldn't want our program to have emotional problems, would we? :-)

			Brian Peterson
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