Comparison between the two definitions of AI
This work addresses a conceptual clarification for researchers in AI, but it is incremental as it builds on prior definitions without introducing new methods or data.
The paper compares two existing definitions of Artificial Intelligence, one informal and one formal, to clarify their differences and improve conceptual understanding.
Two different definitions of the Artificial Intelligence concept have been proposed in papers [1] and [2]. The first definition is informal. It says that any program that is cleverer than a human being, is acknowledged as Artificial Intelligence. The second definition is formal because it avoids reference to the concept of human being. The readers of papers [1] and [2] might be left with the impression that both definitions are equivalent and the definition in [2] is simply a formal version of that in [1]. This paper will compare both definitions of Artificial Intelligence and, hopefully, will bring a better understanding of the concept.