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Restless Natives Started conversation Nov 5, 1999
Hi,
I like the presentation and swiftness of the article, but disagree with the definition as stated: "A computer or computer program with the ability to compute in a way that simulates human thought".
Mirriam Websters Online Dictionary (http://www.m-w.com/) gives the following two definitions:
Artificial: humanly contrived often on a natural model.
Intelligence: the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations, also the skilled use of reason
What I am disagreeing with is that it needs to be a computer and that it needs to simulate human thought. Sorry 
I think a better definition might run along the lines of
"A self-aware machine which demonstrates the ability to reason, learn and think abstractly. The most popular idea for creating one is to use a computer to simulate human thought."
Hopefully this will still slot into the article nicely ...
Dan.
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Restless Natives Posted Nov 5, 1999
Damn, the parser turned the ')' into part of the dictionary link, which should have been http://www.m-w.com/ ...
At least the Guide isn't showing any signs of becoming intelligent 
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