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>From: G.Joly@cs.ucl.ac.uk (Gordon Joly)
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Subject: Re: Abstract question.
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Date: 17 Dec 91 15:11:57 GMT
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gordon e. banks writes:
 > In article <1991Dec11.151326.9932@saifr00.cfsat.honeywell.com> petersow@saifr00.cfsat.honeywell.com (Wayne Peterson) writes:
 > >Is true artificial intelligence something like real simulated pearls.  What does depression have to do with intelligence? How often we confused being humanlike with being intelligent. How anthropomorhic.
 > 
 > The more pertinent question that was being asked is "what is depression?"
 > By simulating it, we might be able to learn something about what cognitive
 > elements it contains.  Does depression serve a cognitive purpose, even
 > a positive one in some cases?  I don't think we were confusing intelligence
 > with human-like.  We were more interested in the human-like, in this
 > case, than in making the program do something brilliant.  It was intentionally
 > "anthropomorphic".
 > 
 > 
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 > Gordon Banks  N3JXP      | "I have given you an argument; I am not obliged
 > geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu   |  to supply you with an understanding." -S.Johnson
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What is mania? 

What is cyclothymia?

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