Some AI Koans

Sussman attains enlightenment In the days when Sussman was a novice, Minsky
once came to him as he sat hacking at the PDP-6.  What are you doing? ,
asked Minsky.  I am training a randomly wired neural net to play Tic-Tac-Toe
Sussman replied.  Why is the net wired randomly? , asked Minsky.  I do not
want it to have any preconceptions of how to play , Sussman said. Minsky
then shut his eyes.  Why do you close your eyes? , Sussman asked his
teacher.  So that the room will be empty.  At that moment, Sussman was
enlightened. Drescher and the toaster A disciple of another sect once came
to Drescher as he was eating his morning meal.  I would like to give you
this personality test , said the outsider,  because I want you to be happy. 
Drescher took the paper that was offered him and put it into the toaster,
saying:  I wish the toaster to be happy, too.