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Letter: Suffering semiopathy

Published 30 March 2002

From Andy Kyte

Thank you, thank you, Feedback. I have suffered from semiopathy all my life, but never had a name for the condition (23 March). I am so relieved to find that I am not the only case.

Please don’t believe that semiopathy has no scientific value. The grammatical ambiguity which is at the root of most semiopathic phrases creates a special set of problems in artificial intelligence. In addition to passing the Turing test, a computer should also be able to comprehend that “Wet Paint” is not an instruction.

Windsor

Issue no. 2336 published 30 March 2002

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