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Subject: Re: AI, Perception, and the Media
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Date: Fri, 8-Jul-83 18:33:11 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul  8 18:33:11 1983
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From:  Slava Prazdny 

It is ridiculous to assume that the "naive theories", in this case of 
perception, will get you somewhere.  In fact, it is easy to see that
they are wrong.  Nobody knows, for example, what the "Mexican hat"
operators, the simple cells, etc. in the cortex are for.

It is common, especially within the AI comunity not to report the
limitations of the achieved success.  No wonder one hears about robots
nearly walking around, and cleaning a house, or walking a dog, etc.  
Or "english interfaces" which are user friendly.  I think it is about
the time we realize, and frankly say, that such interpolations are
very far in the future indeed.