Agnes by Tony Cochran for October 16, 2014

I’ve found that people with artificial intelligence become very loud when they talk, ‘cuz they really don’t have anything to say but still want it to sound important…

Two different things. Artificial intelligence is what robots are programmed to have.

Fake intelligence is when I … er… I mean somebody Googles something in order to be able to post about it in the forum, and everybody thinks I already know…I mean, thinks he or she already knows the information.

Or so I’ve heard.

PS…. David HG…. so you think you’re normal?

Fake Intelligence is already spoken for.

And to the ’toon: No, Trout; this is Agnes, and she MEANS fake! ;-)

Red…. yup. :)

NightGaunt….there are many levels between “normal” and not…

and many different kinds and definitions of normality.

Of course, most people want, say, the “normal” number of feet and eyes, a “normal” blood pressure reading, etc…. and usually would rather have a so-called normal mental profile…attainable or not.

Some people want a “normal” job, house, career path, etc…some don’t care.

Some consider “normal” to include only those with all of the above, plus the same taste in clothing, music, movies, food, hobbies… even friends and lifestyles…

I don’t really have a problem with that, unless they make it apparent that they consider everybody else “abnormal”and have a negative opinion of abnormality.

In which case, I’m proud to be, as you put it, an outlier.

And when that sort of judgement extends to intellectual pursuits, political opinions, and choice of love partners… and their gender…. or physical perfection, skin color, religion, etc…

then I have a very negative opinion of their definition of normal….and I try to make that clear.

Please try to remember, too, that these forums are about making jokes… using mental shorthand, twisting words to be funny…. as long as the person addressed knows what is meant..

You’re a smart fellow and your opinions can be enjoyable.But you’re very literal in your interpretations…and not always cognizant of the off-kilter way something was meant.So I wish you;d please stop “correcting” others, and remind yourself that they might just be making a wry remark.Thanks!

After decades in the computer biz, my conclusion is that AI will never achieve their overhyped goal of true machine intelligence until they can first achieve true machine life. That goal is achievable with time based on how my Roomba seeks out its charging station when its power is low and on how industrial robots are used to assemble industrial robots. Until then, the closest we’ll come to “artificial” intelligence is well-simulated intelligence.

Thanks, Night-G.