I think I remember one particular prominent intellectual who, decades ago, essentially declared that when chess could be played better by a computer than a human, the problem of AI would be solved.
Hofstadter, in Godel, Escher, Bach?
What? That runs contrary to, like, the last third of the book. Where in the book would one find this claim?
What? That runs contrary to, like, the last third of the book. Where in the book would one find this claim?
Previous discussion: http://lesswrong.com/lw/hp5/after_critical_event_w_happens_they_still_wont/95ow
I see. He got so focused on the power of strange loops that he forgot that you can do a whole lot without them.
I don’t have a copy handy. I distinctly remember this claim, though. This purports to be a quote from near the end of the book.
4 “Will there be chess programs that can beat anyone?” “No. There may be programs which can beat anyone at chess, but they will not be exclusively chess players.” (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-decision-tree/201111/how-much-progress-has-artificial-intelligence-made)