Ask HN: What is your definition of Artificial Intelligence

3 pointssundeep17y ago3 comments

I'd be very interested in what your personal definitions for AI are ..

To me , intelligence is coming up with your own algorithm for solving a previously unseen problem.

Therefore,my (admittedly naive) definition of AI is : Software that behaves satisfactorily under (previously) unseen conditions ..

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I agree with Minsky -- "anything computers can't do yet" ;-)

lacker17y ago

I know it when I see it.

bare essentials:

uses memory to create hypothesis about situations

experiments using hypothesis

augments memory with results

loop

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