Re: All unrelated "groups" are now called "families"!

grammatim wrote:

Lack of knowledge of linguistics is probably a virtue in AI,

Lack of _knowledge_ is never good for anything. However,
AI researchers recognize that the linguists' _perspective_
sometimes do not help in their pursuit. Their difference
is analogous to that between TG and traditional grammar:
TG is good at explaining some phenomena (e.g., raising) while
traditional grammar is good at explaining others.

> since
anyone who _does_ know linguistics knows that human language is a
very, very, very long way from being transferrable to artificial
intelligence.

So do AI researchers.

Tak
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