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 ====Lecture Notes, W1====
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 |  How to define 'intelligence'  | Many definitions have been proposed, see e.g.: [[http://www.vetta.org/documents/A-Collection-of-Definitions-of-Intelligence.pdf|A Collection of Definitions of Intelligence]] by Legg & Hutter.  |
 |  Definitions: a word of caution  | We must be careful when it comes to definitions -- for any complex system there is a world of difference between decent definitions and //good accurate appropriate// definitions.  |
-|  Related quote  | Aaron Sloman says: "Some readers may hope for definitions of terms like information processing, mental process, consciousness, emotion, love. However, each of these denotes a large and ill-defined collection of capabilities or features. There is no definite collection of nec- essary or sufficient conditions (nor any disjunction of conjunctions) that can be used to define such terms." (From [[http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/projects/cogaff/Sloman.kd.pdf|Architectural Requirements for Human-like Agents Both Natural and Artificial]] by A. Sloman)     |
+|  Related quote  | Aaron Sloman says: "Some readers may hope for definitions of terms like information processing, mental process, consciousness, emotion, love. However, each of these denotes a large and ill-defined collection of capabilities or features. There is no definite collection of necessary or sufficient conditions (nor any disjunction of conjunctions) that can be used to define such terms." (From [[http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/projects/cogaff/Sloman.kd.pdf|Architectural Requirements for Human-like Agents Both Natural and Artificial]] by A. Sloman)     |
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 ====Key Concepts in AI====
-|  Problem  | A state that should be changed.  |
+|  Problem  | A state of affairs, condition, or set of constraints that are desired to be changed.  |
 |  Goal  | The resulting state after a successful change.   |
 |  Task  | A problem that is assigned to be solved by an agent.  |
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 ====Some (Pressing?) Questions====
 |  Isn't AI almost solved?  | Short answer: No!  \\ If it's almost solved it's been "almost solved" for over 60 years.  |
-|  Should we fear AI?  | Short answer: No! \\ The threat lies with humans, not with machines -- human abuse of knowledge goes back to the stone age.   |
+|  Is the Singularity near?  | Short answer: Who's to say? \\ Predictions are difficult, especially wrt the future.   |
-|  Is the Singularity near?  | Short answer: Who's to say? \\ Predictions are difficult, especially wrt the future. \\ By the time the course is finished you will be in a good position to make up your own mind about this.  |
+|  Should we fear AI?  | AI is a technology. Like any other knowledge it can be used for good or bad. \\ The threat lies with humans, not with machines -- human abuse of knowledge goes back to the stone age. \\ By the time the course is finished you will be in a good position to make up your own mind about this.  |
+|  Is AGI Possible?  | Short answer: Yes, in principle. The Devil is in the details.  |
+| How long until we have AGI?   | Short answer: Nobody knows.  \\ Again, by the end of this course you'll be in a good position to answer this on an informed basis.  |
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