Category Archives: Artificial Intelligence

“Expert Systems Will Lead the Next Chapter of AI”

Clive Spenser pointed to a very interesting Oct-2024 article by Martin Milani that makes the case for coupling deep learning with expert systems. “In the next generation of AI, advanced expert systems will serve as the core “intelligence,” acting as … Continue reading

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Did GenAI kill Cyc?

Cyc was a “child” of Doug Lenat, who devoted 40 years to trying to make AI more human. David Reed just blogged about it: “Is Cyc dead, as the obituary here claims? Did Deep Neural Nets kill it? I think … Continue reading

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Streaming intelligible speech from the brain in real time

A team of researchers from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco has unlocked a way to restore naturalistic speech for people with severe paralysis. This work solves the long-standing challenge of latency in speech neuroprostheses, the time lag between when … Continue reading

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Can AI code an Entire Optimization Model?

SolverMax attempted to use an LLM tool to create an entire, non-trivial optimization model, with the AI doing all the programming. They asked Copilot to “Design a crop rotation optimization model“. Copilot responds with a comprehensive specification for this situation, … Continue reading

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AI Index Reports

Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI): “The mission of the AI Index is to provide unbiased, rigorously vetted, and globally sourced data for policymakers, researchers, journalists, executives, and the general public to develop a deeper understanding of the complex … Continue reading

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Will software engineers became extinct?

Andrew NG‘s answer is negative. He posted: “As coding becomes easier, more people should code, not fewer! One question I’m asked most often is what someone should do who is worried about job displacement by AI. My answer is: Learn … Continue reading

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Marvin Minsky

Stéphane Dalbera posts brief biographies of the most influential figures in the development of AI and computer science in general. Here are quotes from his latest post about Marvin Minsky with comments by Philippe Kahn: “Minsky helped develop early AI … Continue reading

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“All Business Logic Will Go To AI Agents”

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Is AI the new UI?

“Salesforce made its name by offering a great UI atop a database. But if AI really is the next generation of software interaction, we might see something far more radical—something that shifts focus away from the user meticulously clicking around, to the system doing … Continue reading

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Bob Kowalski on What is AI?

In 2017 Prof. Bob Kowalski, the famous expert in Logical AI including Prolog, presented “Logic and AI” at the joint session of DecisionCAMP and RuleML+RR. It is interesting to hear his recent thoughts about today’s symbolic and sub-symbolic AIs – … Continue reading

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