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AI Explained: A Discipline, Minds, and the Messy Third Definition

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In this video, I break down the three definitions of Artificial Intelligence:

AI1 — the field dedicated to creating non-biological minds.

AI2 — the non-biological minds themselves.

AI3 — the catch-all idea of “cool tech that seems intelligent.”

The first two give us clarity. The third explains everyday usage—but it’s vague, easily exploited, and dangerous to use in policy or law. Let’s make our language about AI precise.

What is Artificial Intelligence?

Part 6 of 6 in this series.

  1. What is Artificial Intelligence? (I bet you don't know, either.)15:11
  2. Defining AI #1: Turing's Thinking Machines15:40
  3. Defining AI #2: Intelligent Machines12:31
  4. Defining AI #3: Haugeland's GOFAI (minds in the literal sense)19:50
  5. The Spectrum of Artificial Intelligence: Def'n #416:47
  6. AI Explained: A Discipline, Minds, and the Messy Third Definition20:09

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