From:	The Deb Decker <RJR96326@****.UTULSA.EDU>
Subject:	Re: AIs
Date:	Wed, 15 Dec 1993 01:04:45 -0600

>AI's have to be more than capable. thye have to be able to learn,
>reason, deduce. They have to have some kint of ethical guide (good
>ethics or bad ethics). They also have to have a sense of self-awareness
>and their overall place within their life. (ie, I think, therefore I am)

I would have to agree with Rob on this one. Right now I can talk to my
computer and it can talk back, but it's still dumber than my cat. And
those cool setups they have where computers make up poetry or carry on
conversations often use tricks and patterns--they aren't really sentient.

>He's never shown any recognition of life outside of bread products.

Some runners never show any recognition of life outside of guns :)
Or Vampires, for that matter. )

J Roberson