I guess the AI problem is solved, then. I can already communicate with my computer using formal, unambiguous languages. It already does a lot of things better than most humans, like arithmetic, chess, memorizing long lists and recalling them perfectly...
If a machine can't pass the Turing test, then what is your definition of intelligence?
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If a machine can't pass the Turing test, then what is your definition of intelligence?
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From: John Scanlon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [agi] Natural versus formal AI interface languages
One of the major obstacles to real AI is the belief
that knowledge of a natural language is necessary for
intelligence. A human-level intelligent system should be expected to
have the ability to learn a natural language, but it is not necessary. It
is better to start with a formal language, with unambiguous formal
syntax, as the primary interface between human beings and AI systems.
This type of language could be called a "para-natural
formal language." It eliminates all of the syntactical ambiguity
that makes competent use of a natural language so difficult to implement in an
AI system. Such a language would also be a member of the class "fifth
generation computer language."
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