Laws@SRI-AI.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP (09/30/83)
From: Ken Laws <Laws@SRI-AI.ARPA> [Reprinted from IEEE Spectrum, Oct. 1983, p. 78] Overview Explains AI A technical memorandum from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration offers an overview of the core ingredients of artificial intelligence. The volume is the first in a series that is intended to cover both artificial intelligence and robotics for interested engineers and managers. The initial volume gives definitions and a short history entitled "The rise, fall, and rebirth of AI" and then lists applications, principal participants in current AI work, examples of the state of the art, and future directions. Future volumes in AI will cover application areas in more depth and will also cover basic topics such as search-oriented problem-solving and planning, knowledge representation, and computational logic. The report is available from the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Va. 22161. Please ask for NASA Technical Memorandum Number 85836.