sock_templar t1_itgtgml wrote
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We call it alive because it's a technical term. Same as we say live wire for wires with electricity.
Not that we mean the fire acts like it has a life of it's own.
Semantics matter.
MacadamiaMarquess t1_ith0d57 wrote
It’s the same thing here though. He’s calling it swarm intelligence because swarm intelligence is a niche technical term.
Semantics matter in both cases.
Hippiebigbuckle t1_ith0reo wrote
>Semantics matter.
They do.
> it's a technical term. Same as we say live wire for wires with electricity.
That is not a technical term. A technical term for that situation would be a closed circuit or an energized circuit.
> Not that we mean the fire acts like it has a life of it's own.
Is it Opposite Day? That’s exactly where the term comes from.
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