Laws@SRI-AI.ARPA (11/07/83)
From: Ken Laws <Laws@SRI-AI.ARPA>
The November issue of IEEE Spectrum is devoted to the 5th Generation.
In addition to the main survey (which includes some very detailed tables
about sources of funding), there are:
A review of Feigenbaum and McCorduck's book, by Mark Stefik.
A glossary (p. 39) of about 25 AI and CS terms, taken from
Gevarter's Overview of AI and Robotics for NASA.
Announcement (p. 126) of The Artificial Intelligence Report, a
newsletter for people interested in AI but not engaged in research.
It will begin in January; no price is given. Contact Artificial
Intelligence Publications, 95 First St., Los Altos, CA 94022,
(415) 949-2324.
Announcement (p. 126) of a tour of Japan for those interested in
the 5th Generation effort.
Brief discussion (p. 126) of Art and Computers: The First Artificial-
Intelligence Coloring Book, a set of line drawings by an artist-taught
rule-based system.
An interesting parable (p. 12) for those who would educate the public
about AI or any other topic.
-- Ken Lawsmarcel@uiucdcs.UUCP (11/18/83)
#R:sri-arpa:-1343800:uiucdcs:32300008:000:639 uiucdcs!marcel Nov 17 11:07:00 1983 For safety's sake, let me add a qualification about the table on sources of funding: it's incorrect. The University of Illinois is represented as having absolutely NO research in 5th-generation AI, not even under OTHER funding. This is false, and will hopefully be rectified in the next issue of the Spectrum. I believe a delegation of our Professors is flying to the coast to have a chat with the Spectrum staff ... If we can be so mis-represented, I wonder how the survey obtained its information. None of our major AI researchers remember any attempts to survey their work. Marcel Schoppers U of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign