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Re:Lojban: Constructed language to eliminate ambiguity from ... by adastra22 on Saturday May 20, 2023 @02:32AM (#36009828)
Which is a bit ironic, because in the year 2023 it turns out that correctly parsing sentences is an easier problem to solve than extracting meaning from context, even when given a known correct parsing. Lojban optimized for the wrong goal.
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Re:Lojban: Constructed language to eliminate ambiguity from ... by emsign on Saturday May 20, 2023 @01:09PM (#36013650)
Exactly. And being able to handle ambiguity as a human is one of our strong points. We must not cripple our mental capability to understand and use ambiguity in language, it would a loss.
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