Re: OT: How far we have come
On 2 May 2004, at 10:36, irv mullins wrote:
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> posted by: irv mullins <irvm at ellijay.com>
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> Rolf Schroeder wrote:
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> > 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.
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> 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*".
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> First of all, where would the computer obtain the info that a chicken has
> two legs, and a pig four?
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> 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?
I wonder if the lights are coming on yet as to why a large database and
multiple programmers and computers are needed.
Kat
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