AI as a process or goal?

Peter Sweeney
Jul 21, 2017 · 1 min read

The rationality/humanly dimensions is important. It helps combat the popular conception that AI is about building artificial humans. But the characterization of rationality as “infeasible” because of the limits of “logical notation” seems misleading.

The challenge is that frame is process-oriented (thought process and reasoning). This is obviously useful, as it illuminates questions of feasibility and practicality. However, the purpose of AI can also be framed in terms of the goal: to create useful knowledge and explanations. This, in turn, illuminates other processes and theories of knowledge creation that can be directed to this goal.

So while I applaud your advocacy of this framework, it’s by no means a comprehensive view of the solution space. I’m suspect you agree: “achieving the true potential of A.I. is still a long way to go.”

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Peter Sweeney

Empowering patients through startups and AI. Husband, father, patient advocate, entrepreneur, inventor, blogger. Peter@ExplainableStartup.com

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