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From: hamscher@HT.AI.MIT.EDU (Walter Hamscher)
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Subject: Doing AI backwards (from machine to man)
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Date: Thu, 29-May-86 10:55:41 EDT
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   Date: 18 May 86 05:39:39 GMT
   From: ernie.Berkeley.EDU!tedrick@ucbvax.berkeley.edu  (Tom Tedrick)

   More on Barry Kort's "Problem of the right-hand tail"
   (ie social persecution of those with high intelligence).

My heart bleeds for those unfortunate people on the right-hand tail.
How about a Take a Genius to Lunch Week.  Maybe we could get some rock
stars to do a ``Brain Aid.''

I take it this problem is distinct from the ``problem of the left-hand
tail'' and the ``problem of the right-hand tail against the big hump
in the middle''.

   (* * *)

   Thus we see again how women have a
   brilliant gift for asking seemingly innocent favors which
   are really enormously costly. The subtle nature of the problem
   makes it difficult to pin down the real poison in their approach.

And it's a good thing you pointed this out.  We men better watch out
for those seemingly innocent favors, *especially* from women!  Hmm,
poison, you say...

Speaking of favors, please do us all a favor; keep your grim and
pathetic misogyny to yourself.  Or send your ravings to bandykin.

   (* * *)

   I am studying how machines function in order to find better
   ways for humans to function.

Why not study how machines live in order to find better ways for
humans to live.  Or how machines laugh in order to find better ways
for humans to laugh.  Or how machines get over their insecurities in
order to find better ways for humans to get over their insecurities.

   (* * *)

   (Since it is only recently that the need for rigorous treatment
   of models of computation has induced us to really make some
   progress in understanding these things.)

Yes, I'm sure there there's a `cybernetic' explanation for all of this.

	Walter Hamscher