Read "The Economist" today as I subscribe. As odd as this may seem, it has one of the best obituary sections I have ever read and I look forward to reading it every week. They seem to pay tribute to people often forgotten by other media and yet so important to defining the world we have today. Misters Richie and McCarthy were in this category. I still don't fully comprehend LISP, but the idea of artificial intelligence certainly captivated me as soon as I heard it.
Ironically, it may have been the illusion of 'real intelligence' that attracted the research money to artificial intelligence.
Try carrying around a weighty tome, such as a biochemistry text and you will notice people acknowledging how smart you are. It is not that you know more, but the appearance that you are trying to find out -- a bit of ledger-domain.
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So it worked. The term "Artificial Inteligence" was made up by Macarthy to attract research money. It has always been an illusion.
Try carrying around a weighty tome, such as a biochemistry text and you will notice people acknowledging how smart you are. It is not that you know more, but the appearance that you are trying to find out -- a bit of ledger-domain.