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submitted 1 year ago by alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] BlinkAndItsGone@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The term ‘AI’ (Artificial Intelligence) refers to computer systems that can perform tasks that would typically require human intelligence,

That's everything computers do, though, isn't it? Pocket calculators would have fit this definition of AI in the 1970s. In the '60s, "computer" was a human job title.

[–] LoafyLemon@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unless your pocket calculator can recognise patterns or make decisions, it doesn't fit the description.

[–] qwertyasdef@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago

Really? I would argue that pocket calculators are AI