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From: dave@quest.UUCP (dave)
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Subject: Re: Re: Minsky's definition of AI
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Date: Fri, 22-Nov-85 07:28:33 EST
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> > On the definition of intelligence:
> > 
> >      Intelligence is in a sense a matter of degree.  We can show this
> > by looking at the animal kingdom.  ...
> 
> *Is* there a lower bound on intelligence?
> 
> Or it "intelligence" a continuum?  I. e. humans, apes ... chickens ...
> ...
> My question is, do we want to allow our selves to think, or even to
> subconciously feel, that there really is such a lower bound or do we
> want to keep firmly in mind that we are working with a *model?*
> -- 
> Charlie Sorsby

It is interesting that many people seem to define "intelligence"
as "what human beings do".  Many times I have heard arguements
that basically come down to:  "X isn't a human being, therefore
it isn't intelligent."
-- 

David Messer   UUCP:  ...ihnp4!quest!dave
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