Are we talking about algorithms or AI? An algorithm is a set of predetermined logic. The thing itself does not "make decisions", it applies decisions that were

Are we talking about algorithms or AI? An algorithm is a set of predetermined logic. The thing itself does not "make decisions", it applies decisions that were already made by writing it. An AI is an Artificial Intelligence. A non-human thinker. Something that can "make decisions". Such a thing does not exist. --- This is the problem with "AI research". It's sensible as a category of pursuit, but until you have accomplished that pursuit, there literally does not exist a single instance of an AI. Somehow, that distinction has been ignored from the word "go". Every project in the pursuit of AI is itself already called an AI! No wonder people are so confused! It's plain to see that all of this fear and uncertainty could be cleared up with a simple change in nomenclature. Stop calling projects "AI", and we can all move on from this silly debate.