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␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTI␈α
regret␈α
that␈α
I␈α
haven't␈α
time␈α
to␈α
read␈α
this␈α
proposal␈α
and␈α
the␈α
associated␈α
papers␈α∞thoroughly.␈α
 I
␈↓ α∧␈↓read very slowly and have to concentrate my reading on papers relevant to my own work.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTHowever,␈α∀a␈α∃preliminary␈α∀reading␈α∃justifies␈α∀some␈α∀conclusions.␈α∃ First,␈α∀the␈α∃proposal␈α∀seems
␈↓ α∧␈↓promising␈α⊂as␈α⊂a␈α⊂means␈α⊂of␈α⊂improving␈α⊂the␈α∂poker␈α⊂playing␈α⊂ability␈α⊂of␈α⊂this␈α⊂program.␈α⊂ It␈α⊂seems␈α∂that
␈↓ α∧␈↓experience with it is being competently taken into account.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTThe␈αgeneral␈αrationale␈α
of␈αthe␈αresearch␈αseems␈α
to␈αbe␈αto␈αget␈α
numerical␈αmeasures␈αof␈αthe␈α
situation
␈↓ α∧␈↓that␈α∪can␈α∩be␈α∪weighed␈α∩in␈α∪a␈α∩decision␈α∪making␈α∩procedure.␈α∪ While␈α∩this␈α∪is␈α∩certainly␈α∪a␈α∩reasonable
␈↓ α∧␈↓approach␈α⊂to␈α⊂poker,␈α⊂it␈α⊃isn't␈α⊂clear␈α⊂how␈α⊂much␈α⊂human␈α⊃intelligence␈α⊂works␈α⊂this␈α⊂way␈α⊂or␈α⊃how␈α⊂much
␈↓ α∧␈↓intelligent behavior can be achieved this way.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTThe␈α∂proposal␈α∂should␈α⊂contain␈α∂a␈α∂statement␈α⊂of␈α∂how␈α∂the␈α⊂research␈α∂will␈α∂contribute␈α⊂to␈α∂making
␈↓ α∧␈↓machines␈αintelligent.␈α Perhaps␈αsuch␈αa␈αrationale␈αwas␈αcontained␈αin␈αFindler's␈αearlier␈α
proposals.␈α The
␈↓ α∧␈↓closest␈αthing␈α
I␈αcould␈α
find␈αto␈α
it␈αwas␈α
in␈αthe␈αlast␈α
section␈αof␈α
␈↓↓Studies␈αin␈α
Machine␈αCognition␈α
Using␈αthe
␈↓ α∧␈↓↓Game␈αof␈αPoker␈↓.␈α While␈αthe␈αauthor␈αis␈αcorrect␈αthat␈αdecision␈αmaking␈αunder␈αconditions␈αof␈αuncertainty
␈↓ α∧␈↓is␈α⊂important,␈α⊂it␈α⊃seems␈α⊂to␈α⊂me␈α⊂that␈α⊃poker␈α⊂provides␈α⊂a␈α⊂situation␈α⊃in␈α⊂which␈α⊂numerical␈α⊃estimates␈α⊂of
␈↓ α∧␈↓utilities␈α
and␈α
probabilities␈α
that␈α
have␈α
to␈α
be␈α
guessed␈α
in␈α
say␈α
military␈α
examples␈α
are␈α
provided␈α
free␈α
of
␈↓ α∧␈↓charge.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTIn␈α
making␈α
these␈αcomments,␈α
I␈α
must␈α
admit␈αto␈α
a␈α
previous␈α
opinion␈αthat␈α
the␈α
ability␈α
to␈αidentify
␈↓ α∧␈↓qualitative␈α⊃factors␈α⊃is␈α⊃more␈α∩of␈α⊃a␈α⊃problem␈α⊃in␈α⊃artificial␈α∩intelligence␈α⊃than␈α⊃the␈α⊃ability␈α∩to␈α⊃estimate
␈↓ α∧␈↓quantitative factors correctly.