Stuart_Armstrong comments on SHRDLU, understanding, anthropomorphisation and hindsight bias - Less Wrong

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Comment author: V_V 07 April 2014 05:49:20PM 0 points [-]

SHRDLU was not "completely incorrect".

Modern AI techniques, particularly in the field of automated planning, derive from the the fundamental research behind it and its implementation language Micro-Planner. The problem was that AI turned out to be much more hard that it seemed back in the day.

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 07 April 2014 05:51:47PM *  0 points [-]

The problem was that AI turned out to be much more hard that it seemed back in the day.

Er, yes, that's exactly what I'm saying. It's "Symbolic manipulation seemed poised to finally deliver a proper AI." that is completely incorrect.

Changed "Before dismissing this as" to "Before dismissing this confidence as" for clarity.