Re: Using Lojban for Computer-related applications, AI, programming, etc.

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On Fri, 24 Oct 1997, Thom Quinn wrote:

> Please read the following clipping from the Lojban Website. Has anyone
> tried using Lojban for computer programming, AI, or any real computer
> application? IF so, please get back to me!

I'd be interested in the answer to this too. I don't even know of any
COMPILER or INTERPRETER for Lojban, let alone how anyone would profess to
program a computer with it.

>
> Thanks,
> Thom Quinn
> thomquinn@esosoft.com
> swo@execpc.com
>
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> Are there other uses for Lojban?
>
>     Yes, several.  Due  to its unambiguous grammar and simple structure,
> it also can be easily parsed (broken down for analysis) by computers,
> making it possible for Lojban to be used in the future for
> computer-human interaction, and perhaps conversation. Lojban's structure
> is similar to existing artificial intelligence (AI) programming
> languages, and will likely be a most powerful tool in AI processing,
> especially in the storing and processing of data about the world and
> people's conceptions of it.
> There are also linguists interested in Lojban's potential as an
> intermediate language in computer-aided translation of natural
> languages. Because Lojban was designed to be culturally neutral, and has
> a powerful vocabulary easily learned by people of different language
> origins, some are interested in Lojban's potential as an international
> language.  These are only the beginnings of the Lojban applications that
> will be developed in the future.
>
> Is Lojban a computer language?
>
> Lojban was designed as a human language, and not as a computer language.
> It is therefore intended for use in conversation, reading, writing, and
> thinking.  However, since Lojban can be processed by a computer much
> more easily than can a natural language, it is only a matter of time
> before Lojban-based computer applications are developed.  Learning and
> using Lojban doesn't require you to know anything about computers       or to
> talk like one.
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