[cctalk] Re: AI? Really?

[Paul Koning via cctalk]

> On Jan 18, 2025, at 2:13 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> ...
> He said, that the computerized version was more adroit at spotting decay
> and could perform periodontal charting from radiographs without the
> necessity of a hygienist poking at your gums with a probe.
> 
> I'd call that more in the realm of image processing and expert systems
> rather than real AI.

Expert systems have always been considered a kind of AI system.  What makes 
them somewhat different is that they actually have a decades-long track record 
of working.  I remember learning these back in 1976, from visiting prof. Donald 
Mickie at the University of Illinois.  We used it to build a chess endgame 
machine.

        paul