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Subject: Re: Minsky's definition of AI
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On the definition of intelligence:

     Intelligence is in a sense a matter of degree.  We can show this
by looking at the animal kingdom.  We will assume that normal humans are 
intelligent.  We can then ask:

	Are monkeys intelligent?
	Are dogs intelligent?
	Are horses intelligent?
	Are geese intelligent?
	Are chickens intelligent?

Chickens are generally considered unintelligent, at least by people who
deal with them.  So somewhere in that range is the lower bound of intelligent
life.  Where is it, and why?  Comments?

					John Nagle