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janalsncm ◴[] No.43646748[source]
> Isaac Asimov describes artificial intelligence as “a phrase that we use for any device that does things which, in the past, we have associated only with human intelligence.”

This is a pretty good definition, honestly. It explains the AI Effect quite well: calculators aren’t “AI” because it’s been a while since humans were the only ones who could do arithmetic. At one point they were, though.

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saalweachter ◴[] No.43647350[source]
I mean, at one point "calculator" was a job title.
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1. musicale ◴[] No.43650155[source]
And "computer".