Researchers propose a new interdisciplinary subfield called “Machine Behaviour”

Re:Researchers propose a new interdisciplinary subfield call... by IanCal on Friday April 26, 2019 @05:15PM (#19761800)

These absolutely are AI as far as the term has been used for a significant amount of time. There is no value in trying to redefine it after, what, 70 years?

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Re:Researchers propose a new interdisciplinary subfield call... by drb91 on Friday April 26, 2019 @05:20PM (#19761837)

> There is no value in trying to redefine it after, what, 70 years?

That implies any meaningful definition to begin with. That is entirely an illusion and people are using this to mislead investors (not that I'll ever shed a tear for them).

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Re:Researchers propose a new interdisciplinary subfield call... by IanCal on Friday April 26, 2019 @06:10PM (#19762196)

People absolutely use it usefully, that it can be used as marketing fluff is a far more recent thing. If it's never been used usefully and isn't now, there's no point arguing about it because that war has been lost and if it has been used usefully redefining it makes no sense.

Arguing about definitions is easily one of the least relevant parts of any discussion so I'll leave it here. I just wish AI topics didn't always have someone say it wasn't "real AI".

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Re:Researchers propose a new interdisciplinary subfield call... by IanCal on Friday April 26, 2019 @08:22PM (#19762904)

I'm not really sure what it is you expect to bite me about using a term as almost everyone else has and continues to use it.

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Re:Researchers propose a new interdisciplinary subfield call... by drb91 on Friday April 26, 2019 @08:41PM (#19762985)

Self respect, I guess.

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