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Why We Need a Legal Definition of Artificial Intelligence

posted by martyb on Friday September 04 2015, @01:24AM   Printer-friendly
from the but-first-we-need-a-definition-of-genuine-intelligence dept.

AnonTechie writes:

When we talk about artificial intelligence (AI), what do we actually mean ?

AI experts and philosophers are beavering away on the issue. But having a usable definition of AI – and soon – is vital for regulation and governance because laws and policies simply will not operate without one.

This definition problem crops up in all regulatory contexts, from ensuring truthful use of the term “AI” in product advertising right through to establishing how next-generation Automated Weapons Systems (AWSs) [PDF] are treated under the laws of war.

True, we may eventually need more than one definition (just as “goodwill” means different things in different contexts). But we have to start somewhere so, in the absence of a regulatory definition at the moment, let’s get the ball rolling.

http://theconversation.com/why-we-need-a-legal-definition-of-artificial-intelligence-46796

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  • (Score: 2) by threedigits on Friday September 04 2015, @07:19AM

    by threedigits (607) on Friday September 04 2015, @07:19AM (#232155)

    If we have made up without a legal definition of *Natural* Intelligence for something like 3,700 years, I guess the need for a legal definition for Artificial Intelligence is not that pressing.

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  • (Score: 2) by mtrycz on Friday September 04 2015, @11:34AM

    by mtrycz (60) on Friday September 04 2015, @11:34AM (#232197)

    I was about to agree, but I'l nitpick.

    Since it's so urgent to give a difinition of *artificial* intelligence, it's even more pressing to make one for the *natural* one.

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    • (Score: 2) by q.kontinuum on Friday September 04 2015, @09:26PM

      by q.kontinuum (532) on Friday September 04 2015, @09:26PM (#232427) Journal

      That would be similarly important as a biological classification of pink unicorns. If we find intelligence, we can try to define it more clearly :-)

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