[comp.ai.philosophy] Cognitive modelling tools

ntm1169@dsac.dla.mil (Mott Given) (05/14/91)

    I have heard the assertion made that cognitive modelling tools developed
 by cognitive psychologists are better and cheaper than AI expert system
 shells for developing AI applications.   This claim was made on page 119 of
 "Implementing Japanese AI Techniques: Turning the Tables for a Winning
 Strategy," by Richard Greene, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. (phone 800-2-MCGRAW),
 New York, 1990, 266 pages.  Do other people believe this claim?  What are
 the names of some of the cognitive modelling tools available and where
 can more information be found about them?

    I would also be interested in other opinions about this book.  Its
 author makes some rather strong claims for the way that he believes 
 AI application development should take place.  He makes many other strong
 statements such as "Recently, in the past three years, over 1,100 colleges
 in North America have developed AI courses.  How were so many qualified
 instructors found overnight?  Actually they were not found, but rather
 created.  In a signficant number of cases novices were given the job.
 These new 'expert teachers', in turn, are generating thousands of students
 who lack an in-depth understanding of AI and its future" (pages 105-106).

   
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