On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:19:39 -0500, "jamesgangnc"
wrote:

That was what they believed at the time. I don't think anyone seriously
buys that anymore and no significant efforts in the ai world today are
trying to pass the turing test. The turing test is a pretty old definition
of intelligence. And it all depends on your definition of intelligence.

That is true, and 10 people would no doubt come up with 10
definitions. And there is no question in my mind about whether or not
animals display intelligence at some level. Of course they do, and
why not?

If you start with the assumption that intelligence as we know it
derives from highly developed neural networks, combined with sensors,
memory, experience and communication, why could that not be
synthesized given a sufficient understanding of the process?