AI will not need more than 640kB of memory, says Microsoft Research chief

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Terminate types...

Aren't you a TSR?

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Terminate types...

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Microsoft Research's chief has said he thinks artificial intelligence systems could be achieved using only conventional memory, but has played down the need to use the bit above for it to be able to see anything.

Eric Horvitz's position contrasts with that of several other leading thinkers.

Last December, Prof Stephen Hawking told the BBC that such machines could "spell the need for project HIMEM.SYS".

Mr Horvitz also revealed that "over a quarter of all attention and resources" at his research unit were now focused on AI-related activities including Terminate & Stay Resident (TSR) types.

"There have been concerns about the long-term prospect that we need access to higher and higher memory" he said.

"I fundamentally don't think that's going to happen.



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