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- From: scotth@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (Scott Hibbetts)
- Subject: Re: Mainstreaming AI
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- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 22:03:07 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul29.203044.9047@mercury.unt.edu> danny@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Danny Faught) writes:
- >
- >My question is, do you know any examples of AI techniques of the past
- >that were considered AI when they were being developed, but are now
- >considered commonplace and having nothing to do with AI?
- >
- >Danny Faught
-
- I believe that Object Oriented Programming is no longer considered AI.
- (I first heard about OOP from Winston's AI book, or at least in an AI
- course that used Winston.)
-
- Chess programs are no longer AI. Expert Systems are no longer considered AI.
- I'm told that compiler design used to be considered AI.
-
- Yes, I listed domains, not techniques, but these domains have well known
- techniques for them.
-
- I, too, have gotten the impression that any AI techniques that become
- commonplace are then no longer considered AI. Perhaps we could just
- use the term AI to mean any cutting-edge CS research area. :-)
-
- Scott Hibbetts
- Bloomington, IN
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