To dream the possible dream

Raj Reddy
1994
Shared with Feigenbaum Edward A
worked with John McCarthy thesis adviser,Stanford AI lab
-learned to foster ,nurture diversity in research
Marvin Minsky
-learned importance of pursuing bold visions in the future,
-learned stuff from people
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AI not imp
people think computers can't. write a book on what people cant
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electronic book
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AI, algos. Try to find approximates, solutions without optimality
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nobel laureate simon =bounded rationality
optimal least computation search, not optimal shortest path search
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Hurry up command, time bound searches, ambiguity searching
Prodigy system, approximate answer which improves with time
Meaning of selfawareness
AI reasearches responsible for many advancements
Fail-fast