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Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence demonstrated by machines, unlike the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals, which involves consciousness and emotionality. The distinction between the former and the latter categories is often revealed by the acronym chosen.

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“AI’s Ostensible Emergent Abilities Are a Mirage” paper won the Outstanding Paper Award at NeurIPS 2023 (nitter.net)

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[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001 -1 points 9 months ago (6 children)

I just wish people stopped calling these things AI.

As far as I'm aware there's a difference between true AI and what these things are which would VI (virtual intelligence)

AI can think entirely on it's own whereas a VI is just selecting from a set list of information with no real thought behind it other than basic computations.

With all that said I could be wrong and would love for someone to explain it to me.

[–] dovah 7 points 9 months ago

In computer science, AI refers to any machine (likely software) that is capable of doing tasks that only an intelligent being could. Algorithms that can solve search problems, such as path finding, linear regression, and perception are all said to be AI. I believe what you are referring to as "true AI" is known as AGI (artificial general intelligence).

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