> It can't avoid that because it doesn't know what the words _mean_.
That’s true of a fair number of humans, too.
That’s true of a fair number of humans, too.
Thanks for clearing up the misconception with your cogent and well-reasoned reply.
And your conclusion would be? If they show to have what it takes we will call them intelligent, otherwise unintelligent.
Some seem to want to cling to a weak definition of intelligence, covering all sentient beings in compassion - but we are engineering /tools/, things that have to be effective, "have what it takes"... This puts the "intelligence" of the narcoleptic carp in a special corner with little relevance to the context.