This line of argument re-emerges every 5 years. Behold the next round of "is it really AI".Check out this piece on Slate
I thought you might like this article on Slate:
Why Watson Is Real Artificial Intelligence
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/02/14/watson_is_real_artificial_intelligence_despite_claims_to_the_contrary.html
And if you really want to blow your mind on "can a machine think?" I invite you to consider http://qwerjk.com/force-feed
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