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From: bwk@mbunix.mitre.org (Barry W. Kort)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: Artificial Intelligence and Intelligence
Summary: I'll settle for a Competent System.
Keywords: Expert Systems and other Dirty Words
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Date: 9 Jan 89 16:25:20 GMT
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In article <833@auvax.UUCP> kevinc@auvax.UUCP (Kevin "auric" Crocker) 
refers to the "dirty word" of AI -- Expert Systems.

Although the expression hasn't caught on, I personally prefer
the phrase "Competent System" to "Expert System".  It's not
as sexy sounding, but it may be a more accurate label.

--Barry Kort