Philip Newton wrote:

> I wrote:

>I don't know what "Cmdr. Data is. Is it a Star Trek reference?

>
> Yes -- specifically, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (TNG). Cmdr Data
> is an android with, as Mark Shoulson said, "approximately human
> intelligence and thinking patterns". Because of his computer brain,
> his intelligence may be described as superhuman, but his thinking
> patterns are sometimes, for comic effect, not quite human and miss
> some "real world" context (e.g. in detecting undertones, sarcasm, or
> metaphor).

Wow that was a great guess (patting myself on the back).

Many people who meet me seem surprised that I have never willingly
watched a single minute of any Star Trek episode, movie, or other
vehicle. I am probably old enough to go back to the original TV show,
but not quite sure about that.

So does my deduction stand as a human exhibiting "AI-like intelligence"?
Was figuring it out "HI (human)-hard"? :)

Best,

Barry