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Re:"We'll call it AI to sell it, Machine Learning to Build it" by gwbas1c on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @10:15AM (#37844686)
No, it's truth in labeling.

> I’ve been told that a product was “driven by AI” only to find out it was driven by “if-then” statements.

At best, a system like that is an "expert system." It's not artificially-intelligent in any way.

This, BTW, is why many developed countries have strict labelling laws for food and trademarks. Otherwise, people will call something whatever they can get away with in order to sell it, even if it's not what they claim they're selling.

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Re:"We'll call it AI to sell it, Machine Learning to Build it" by dragonwriter on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @11:56AM (#37846139)
> At best, a system like that is an “expert system.” It’s not artificially-intelligent in any way.

“Expert system” was adopted for that particular form of AI (which it was also considered when it was developed) because “expertise” is a combination of both intelligence and knowledge.

So, if “AI” is misleading for it, “expert system” is more misleading.

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