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Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence demonstrated by machines, unlike the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals, which involves consciousness and emotionality. The distinction between the former and the latter categories is often revealed by the acronym chosen.
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What exactly is a half bit? Is a transistor "half open" or something?
I'm no expert but I think it's just a statistical measure of information, not something that can be physically realized in isolation. If two possible states are 1 bit and four possible states are 2 bits, then 3 possible states lies somewhere in between.
I did a bit of a search and found this: How can there be a fraction of a bit?
Oh cool. I was wondering if it was just a math thing or it was related to hardware used in ternary computers.