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What the corpus says
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Psyche's common sense AI project began in 1984, requiring tens of millions of knowledge pieces, far more than the initial estimate of one million.
The shift from global to local consistency in Psyche's knowledge base was crucial to handle real-world inconsistencies.
AI systems must minimize error rates in critical applications, as even a 1% error rate can be unacceptable.
Psyche's programming in Lisp is significantly faster, up to 50,000 times, than modern languages.
AI doesn't need a physical body to be considered intelligent, but must understand body-related concepts.
Voices on AI understanding
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What experts find new
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Still unresolved
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The thinkers
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