Re:Human-Level Intelligence or Animal-Like Abilities? (2018)
by mensetmanusman on Monday June 08, 2020 @10:27AM
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Surprised I haven’t come across this analogy before. Thinking about it now, ‘Animal-like abilities’ is a much better analogy in the context of the general public. It also helps ground scientists in thinking deeply about the difference between human and animal intelligence (some animals can use tools).
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Re:Human-Level Intelligence or Animal-Like Abilities? (2018)
by throwaway_pdp09 on Monday June 08, 2020 @01:25PM
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This is vague but it was a while ago... some researcher was trying to make AI more accessible to the public by downplaying high expectations. She represented it as a cartoon dog, amiable, willing, but evidently none too bright. I believe it was no more than an experiment, though a clever one. Ring anyone's bell?