Introducing Artificial Intelligence (Henry Brighton and Howard Selina) / quote 25 of 68

The "just one more rule" defence

A recurring justification for the inadequacy of logic-based systems is the “just one more rule” defence. Rather than questioning the enterprise as a whole, the tendency is to persevere with the powerful idea of formalized knowledge dating back to Hobbes.

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