Arthur T. Murray (aka Mentifex) has died

Dear all,

Arthur T. Murray, the Seattle-area amateur programmer well known online 
for promoting his own "theory of mind" and its software implementation, 
died on February 21, 2024.

Murray had been a fixture of Usenet and other Internet venues for over 
forty years. He often posted under the name Mentifex, a term he also 
sometimes used to refer to his theory and software.

Hallmarks of his communication style included obscure ASCII diagrams, 
grandiose claims about having "solved" AI, and a tendency to post these 
diagrams and claims anywhere and everywhere he possibly could.  His 
contributions to comp.ai became so voluminous that they led (at least in 
part) to the group becoming moderated in 1999.  He remained active in 
other, unmoderated groups.

An obituary for Murray appears in the Seattle Times at 
<https://obituaries.seattletimes.com/obituary/arthur-murray-1089408830>. 
  (Note that the server seems to refuse connections from a great many 
regions; you may need to use a VPN or proxy to access it.)

Regards,
Tristan Miller
comp.ai moderator (since 2020)