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0 pointsfao_10y ago0 comments

> There's the infamous story about how Target knew a teenage girl was pregnant before her father did.

> AT&T just sent me a letter saying they're giving me an extra 5GB/month bonus data as long as I keep my plan, which I assume happened because their data indicated I was a risk for downgrading or switching carriers.

This isn't Artificial Intelligence though. These seem like they fall under 'Reactive systems' or 'Data Analytics'.

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mikeash10y ago· 1 in thread

Throughout the history of AI, anything that's developed to the point where it actually works ceases to be "AI."

In any case, it doesn't matter what you call it. Current research is producing results that can improve these systems, which means that research is worth a lot of money.

fao_OP10y ago

> anything that's developed to the point where it actually works ceases to be "AI.

Hmm, I've not heard of this happening. Do you have any examples of it?

> In any case, it doesn't matter what you call it. Current research is producing results that can improve these systems, which means that research is worth a lot of money.

I don't see how this really adds to or is relevant to my comment, I was simply restating and adding to hitekker's point that AI is improperly named.

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