Subj : Re: TERMinator
To   : Adept
From : Nightfox
Date : Tue Mar 17 2026 08:21 am

  Re: Re: TERMinator
  By: Adept to Nightfox on Tue Mar 17 2026 09:53 am

 Ad> Now you've made me think of the utter (and escalating) misuse of "AI".

 Ad> Most of the usage can probably make some claim, but it's _really_ not
 Ad> helpful when talking about different things.

 Ad> Since, "video game boss logic", "LLMs", and "machine learning" (among
 Ad> others) get called "AI" while being concepts that share little beyond
 Ad> computers.

Maybe they aren't AI in its strictest sense, but I feel like calling those things "AI" can make some sense in terms of programmed logic to handle certain specific situations.  It's programmed logic to respond and act according to a set of rules.  It's not general intelligence, but it's more than doing nothing. And now that you mention AI for video games, I've been hearing the term "AI" applied to video games for a long time.  I think people generally know it's not true general intelligence, but I think people understand what is meant by AI in a video game when you're playing against the computer.  Off the top of my head, I'm not sure of a better term for it that would still be succinct.

Nightfox
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