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        Date: 2023-05-08 08:25:41+00:00
        From: Gabor Toth <gabor.toth@maximilianeum.de>
        Subject: What is NOT AI?

Dear All,


I recently learned about this fantastic educational resource on AI:

https://buildingai.elementsofai.com/

It gives an introduction into Bayesian statistics, vector spaces, linear
regression, etc. These advanced mathematical tools have been used in
science for decades or even more, though they were not called AI. I am
wondering why we now call them AI or discuss them under the umbrella of AI?

I understand that neural networks feature some kind of analogy with human
cognition. But I do not understand how vector algebra and linear regression
are for instance related to human intelligence (beyond the fact that they
were developed or discovered by human intelligence).

These are extremely powerful mathematical models that do facilitate our
modern life; they can also get better by themselves ("learn") but what
makes us think that they are adequate models / representation of
intelligence?

To be a bit provocative, it seems that any advanced computationally
implemented mathematical model can be nowadays called AI. What is then AI
and what is NOT AI? I am confused and I would love to hear what others
think.


Cheers,
Gabor


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