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Re:Ask HN: If an AI had slipped into the world would we notice? by plasma_coil on Saturday January 17, 2015 @11:37PM (#8906648)
The Google Search analogy is understandable, but with the Google Search algorithm it is not a matter of AI, but of very good programming that knows how to correctly parse the English language to determine what is required by the user. True AI would only use this algorithm as part of it's AI algorithm, the part that parses English sentences.

It would only be AI if the server application behind it was learning in real-time; programming itself to change it's algorithm based on previous interactions with the current user. This does not happen when we perform a Google Search, even though to us it seems like it is happening.

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Re:Ask HN: If an AI had slipped into the world would we notice? by dennisgorelik on Sunday January 18, 2015 @01:41AM (#8906900)
1) AI is supposed to be "good programming".

2) Google actually learns from your behavior as you search. It also constantly learns by crawling web.

Hence: AI.

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