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From: hrp@cray.UUCP (Hal Peterson)
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Subject: Re: Re: Minsky's definition of AI (really definition of I)
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Date: Sun, 10-Nov-85 16:22:23 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 10 16:22:23 1985
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> Intelligence is the ability to simultaneously hold two contradictory
> thoughts in one's head.
> --eugene miya

I have never liked that definition.  If one is loose in defining
"thoughts" and "head," it's a very good definition for a large class
of bugs: inconsistent use of representations.  This is certainly an
aspect of human intelligence, but the definition can be fulfilled
without that sort of complexity.
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Hal Peterson / Cray Research / 1440 Northland Dr. / Mendota Hts, MN  55120
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