Re:Why wasn't the steam engine invented earlier? Part II
by dr_dshiv on Saturday July 16, 2022 @01:31AM
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Then, I would propose that we refer to computational AI and noncomputational AI. Because a control cycle is absolutely what AI is—and yes, it is much older than we think. See Chapter 1 of “Artificial Intelligence: a Modern Approach”
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Re:Why wasn't the steam engine invented earlier? Part II
by kortilla on Saturday July 16, 2022 @08:59PM
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No it’s not, otherwise we wouldn’t have a new term for what a thermostat has been doing forever.
Just look at the Wikipedia definition for a basic start on artificial intelligence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence
Re:Why wasn't the steam engine invented earlier? Part II
by dr_dshiv on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @06:09PM
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Um, no. First: thermostats haven’t been around forever (they were popularized by Mark Honeywell in 1906, of Honeywell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_C._Honeywell). Second: autopilot wasn’t invented until 1914 (before computers). Third: the Wikipedia article you refer to totally aligns with what I’m claiming:
“An intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chances of success. Any system that has goal-directed behavior can be analyzed as an intelligent agent: something as simple as a thermostat, as complex as a human being, as well as large systems such as firms, biomes or nations. The intelligent agent paradigm became widely accepted during the 1990s, and currently serves as the definition of the field.”