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There's a pretty wide difference between what we call AI and what salespeople call AI. Technically, a linear regression can be modelled as a single node neural
by a2ff6eeb0 2mo ago
There's a pretty wide difference between what we call AI and what salespeople call AI. Technically, a linear regression can be modelled as a single node neural network, which makes it AI.
It'd be pretty typical of sales to try to make hearing aids sound like they're actually capable of thought comparable to people. AI is machines that can produce results approaching thought, and I don't believe these hearing aids are going to be replacing any brains any time soon. Claude, on the other hand... It's already replaced a large chunk of people at their jobs.
- retrac 2mo agoI consider most deep learning and statistical learning systems to be AI. But I also consider traditional symbolic AI to be AI. You only underline my original point: no one can define AI.
- a2ff6eeb0 2mo agoIs linear regression AI?
- sokoloff 2mo agoBecause the specific context here is law, it seems fair to answer: “depends on whether my client wants it to be AI or not.”
- Ekaros 2mo agoWouldn't also any sufficiently complicated expert system be AI? Now how many if blocks you need for it to be sufficiently complicated might be vague...