XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: Peter@Iron-Spring.com   
      
   On 1/2/26 00:44, c186282 wrote:   
   > On 1/1/26 14:00, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 1 Jan 2026 10:30:54 -0000 (UTC), 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”.   
   >   
   >    Kinda complex.   
   >   
   >    "AI" is generally understood as an "electronic human",   
   >    delivers very similar results. The exact MEANS is   
   >    irrelevant.   
   >   
   >    "Expert systems", kind of an 80's thing, were VERY   
   >    limited - basically lots of if/then/else constructs.   
   >   
   >    This WAS good enough for a lot of needs however,   
   >    still IS.   
   >   
      
   Where an Expert System shines is doing all the steps a human expert   
   does, but not missing any.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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