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Ian Bogost, professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was quoted in an article in Futurism "This Is What a True Artificial Intelligence Really Is"
Excerpt:
In an article titled “‘Artificial Intelligence’ Has Become Meaningless,” Bogost takes issue with the widespread overuse of the term AI both within and outside the tech realm. “[I]n most cases, the systems making claims to artificial intelligence aren’t sentient, self-aware, volitional, or even surprising. They’re just software,” he argues, noting the use of the term to describe everything from fairly simple pattern-matching filters to easily fooled algorithms.
By those definitions, Bogost is clearly right that a great number of AI systems don’t deserve the name.
For the full article, read here.
