XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-01-01 21:10, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:12:29 +0000, Richard Kettlewell wrote:   
   >   
   >> Lawrence D’Oliveiro  writes:   
   >>> Waldek Hebisch wrote:   
   >>>> But are 'expert systems' really AI?   
   >>>   
   >>> What is really “AI”? At one point, the argument was over whether   
   >>> computers could “think”. Then you had to define “thinking”, and   
   >>> somebody tried to settle the question by saing: “thinking is what   
   >>> computers cannot do”.   
   >>>   
   >>> The only succinct definition of “AI” I ever saw was: “solving NP   
   >>> problems in polynomial time”.   
   >>   
   >> It was always rather flexible. Currently it’s a label you put on things   
   >> to attract venture capital or other forms of finance.   
   >   
   > Best definition yet.  It's already started with the 'smart' phone but I'm   
   > waiting for the marketers of consumer goods to tack AI onto frying pans   
   > and everything else.   
   >   
   > It wasn't very smart but it was sad to see Roomba go under. If nothing   
   > else it was good for terrorizing cats.   
      
   There are other brands. I have no idea if as good, but they had a lot of   
   competition.   
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
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