What Do You Mean by "AI"?

Many problems in AI study can be traced back to the confusion of different research goals. In this paper, five typical ways to define AI are clarified, analyzed, and compared. It is argued that though they are all legitimate research goals, they lead the research to very different directions, and most of them have trouble to give AI a proper identity. Finally, a working definition of AI is proposed, which has important advantages over the alternatives. Keywords. Intelligence, working definition, research paradigm

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: AGI
• Authors: Pei Wang
• Keywords: AGI 2008, AI Study, Artificial Intelligence, Legitimate Research Goals, Research Goals