Sridharan@RUTGERS.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP (07/19/83)
From: Sri <Sridharan@RUTGERS.ARPA> [Reprinted from the Rutgers BBoard.] I found the following sample entries in a dictionary and thought that they were good definitions, esp. for a popular dictionary. Your reactions are welcome. Selected entries from the Dictionary of Information Technology by Dennis Longley and Michael Shain, John Wiley, 1982. Artificial Intelligence Research and study into methods for the development of systems that can demonstrate some of those attributes associated with human intelligence, e.g. the ability to recognize a variety of patterns from various viewpoints, the ability to form hypotheses from a llimited set of information, the ability to select relevant information from a large set and draw conclusions from it etc. See Expert Systems, Pattern Recognition, Robotics. Expert Systems In data bases, systems containing a database and associated software that enable a user to conduct an apparently intelligent dialog with the system in a user oriented language. See Artificial Intelligence. Pattern Recognition In computing, the automatic recognition of shapes, patterns and curves. The human optical and brain system is much superior to the most advanced computer system in matching images to those stored in memory. This area is subject to intensive research effort because of its importance in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence, and its potential areas of application, e.g. reading handwritten script. See Artificial Intelligence, Robotics. Robotics An area of artificial intelligence concerned with robots. Robot A device that can accept input signals and/or sense environmental conditions, process the data so obtained and activate a mechanical device to perform a desired action relating to the perceived environmental conditions or input signal.
KELLY@RUTGERS.ARPA (07/19/83)
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