There is a common notion of 'beliefs' and 'intention' in artificial intelligence thinking. The only reason to attribute such concepts to a system is if, by adding these attributes, it makes it easier to understand or describe that system.
For a thermostat, we could say it "intends to keep the house temperature just right," but that doesn't really help up understand or describe it any better. However, describing the hated Microsoft paper clip as "intending to help (or should I say hinder?) a user's writing style" makes a bit more sense.
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There is a common notion of 'beliefs' and 'intention' in artificial intelligence thinking. The only reason to attribute such concepts to a system is if, by adding these attributes, it makes it easier to understand or describe that system.
For a thermostat, we could say it "intends to keep the house temperature just right," but that doesn't really help up understand or describe it any better. However, describing the hated Microsoft paper clip as "intending to help (or should I say hinder?) a user's writing style" makes a bit more sense.
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