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Re: OT: How far we have come

• Posted by irv mullins <irvm at ellijay.com> May 02, 2004
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Rolf Schroeder wrote:
> 
> 
> It depends how far prepared the input for a machine has to be. The best
> would be one could simply speak to the machine like to a more or less
> intelligent human beeing.

That, of course, is the point. 
What computer (in 1981 or in 2004) can parse that text and derive a
method for determining the answer? Remember, the ad said: "Can your 
computer read and solve this problem *by itself*".

First of all, where would the computer obtain the info that a chicken has 
two legs, and a pig four? 

Further, I wonder what would have happened if you changed "chickens" to 
"ducks" or "geese". Would it have then been unable to solve the problem?

Irv