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		tomrod on Nov 17, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AI found a bug in my code Fair. AI covers the universe of decision making/recommendation algorithms (but not all algorithms). When it includes pattern recognition, we call it machine learning. When it includes uncertainty, we call it statistics (or, less common, statistical learning).

Izkata on Nov 17, 2022 [–]

Something I heard a long time ago: "AI is the stuff we don't know how to do yet."

(Because once we do know how to do it, it gets a more specific name like "machine learning")

pontifk8r on Nov 17, 2022 | [–]

I believe Patrick Winston used to say this... (actually, "It's only AI until we know how to do it.")

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