On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Charles Brown wrote:
> CB: I know Stephen Hawking is more intelligent than I am, but can we discuss
> this ? Isn't there some qualitative difference between artificial and "real"
> intelligence still ?
Despite the hype, AI is still pretty pathetic. The AI guys can't even create effective computerized language translators or speech detection software; we won't need to worry about androids/robots thinking for themselves for a long time (if ever). The sentient machine theme is a nice premise for movies and books, though.
Miles