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The problem is of course the vagueness in natural languages caused by the complexity of its grammar and the unstated contextual nature of it all. "The black tr
by cramerica 12y ago
The problem is of course the vagueness in natural languages caused by the complexity of its grammar and the unstated contextual nature of it all.
"The black truck driver ran through the red light."
Is the truck black or is the truck driver black?
Is the driver driving, or is he running on foot?
Is the red light a traffic indicator, or is it a just a beam of red light?
Teaching a computer to figure out the intended interpretation here is a monumental task, and teaching the people to understand how their use of language is actually very easy to misunderstand is even harder.
- Qantourisc 12y agoIndeed, but figuring this out is trick In Western countries you'd assume it's a black driver. In a country where almost everyone is black you'd assume a black truck. So the code could have bugs depending on the location/culture (and thus context).
- hayksaakian 12y agoMaybe we need some contextual analysis capabilities and new class of errors based on overly ambiguous code. (Along with a user defined value that let's the computer take its best guess)