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>From: millerjx@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Justin W. Miller)
Subject: Re: Definitions (I)
Message-ID: <1991Nov14.223842.15104@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
Summary: What is intelligence?
Keywords: intelligence,friends
Organization: Univ. of Cincinnati
References: <1991Nov14.183231.10554@aisb.ed.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 91 22:38:42 GMT

In article <1991Nov14.183231.10554@aisb.ed.ac.uk> aiss@aifh.ed.ac.uk (Sven Suska) writes:
>What is Intelligence?
>
>How would you explain what intelligence is to one of your closest
>friends?
>Would be interested to know.
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>Sven Suska                      aiss@aisb.ed.ac.uk

I would first ask him what kind of intelligence he wanted me to define.
My most direct answer to your question: I would say it is the 'knowledge of
information common to those who are DOING the defining.' ...whew! One must be
careful when saying such things...kind of like sawing off the branch you're
sitting on....
-justin    millerjx@ucunix.san.uc.edu



