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08/20/2001 Archived Entry: "Israeli Baby Computer Learning to Be an Adult"

Israeli Baby Computer Learning to Be an Adult

Meet Hal. Like any 18-month-old toddler, he likes bananas, toys and playing in the park. He especially enjoys bedtime stories.

But while other children are flesh and blood, Hal is actually a chain of algorithms -- a computer program that is being raised as a child and taught to speak through experiential learning in the same way as human children.