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From: joe@athena.mit.edu (Joseph C Wang)
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Subject: Re: Artificial Intelligence and Intelligence
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Date: 14 Nov 88 21:38:45 GMT
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In article <484@soleil.UUCP> peru@soleil.UUCP (Dave Peru) writes:
>Definition of Intelligence:
>
>1. Know how to solve problems.
>2. Know which problems are unsolvable.
>3. Know #1, #2, and #3 defines intelligence.
>
>This is the correct definition of intelligence.  If anyone disagrees, please
>state so and why.

Find an even number that is not the sum of two prime numbers.

Find a set of integers a, b, c, and n in which a^n + b^n = c^n where n is
greater than two.

Are these problems solvable?

Don't know?  Must not be intelligent.
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