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Department of Coqmter Scieme, Carnegie-Melloll Ulziversity, Pittsburgh, Penmylvania 15213 One, is that most of these people make essentially no distinction between computers, broadly defined, and artificial intelligence-probably for very good reason. As far as they're concerned, there is no difference; they're just worried about the impact of very capable, smart computers. Enthusiasm and exaggerated expectations were very much in evidence. The computer seems to be a mythic emblem for a bright, high-tech future that is going to make our lives so much easier. But it was interesting to hear the subjects that people were interested in.