When now outgoing University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel wanted to test a new artificial intelligence system fed with data about university regulations, he posed what seemed like a straightforward question: Does the president have to take care of a horse if it comes to Prexy's Pasture?

Prexy's Pasture is the name of a popular grassy area on campus. And yes, at the University of Wyoming, horse care is a designated presidential duty.

“That's, like, in the regulations," Seidel said. "And I assumed it was an easy test. But it actually said ‘no.’ I'm like, ‘What? No?’

"And then it explained, because the president has the authority to delegate that duty to anyone on campus. And so it was really sophisticated in its answer."

The AI system, developed by computer science professor Lars Kot

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