Re: Yes very significant.
Actually, JDX, Mage's definition of "real AI" is the same as that of about 50% of the AI communtiy.
The other half believes in "functional AI" which includes DeepDream, Watson, Google's cars, etc.
"Functional AI" -- i.e, making a specialized program which can handle a single task or class of tasks as well or better than a human -- is easier to accomplish and so gets most of the press, but that doesn't make it any better or more real than "real AI".
Biting the hand that feeds IT
