By the middle of the seventeenth century all of the following developments had occurred that would later coalesce to create a major current in the modern field of artificial intelligence,except:

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The development of the difference machine and its subsequent conversion into the analytical engine did not occur until the early nineteenth century and was not a direct precursor to the field of artificial intelligence. The other choices all represent significant developments in the history of computing and artificial intelligence, including the ability to perform mathematical calculations using fixed rules, the ability to perform calculations mechanistically, and the recognition of the similarities between mathematical processes and human rational thought.

By the Middle of the Seventeenth Century All of the Following