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Humans have always been hopeless at predicting the futureâ¦most people now generally agree that the margin of viability in prophecy appears to be 1 ten years. Even sophisticated research endeavours in this arena tend to go 2 off the rails after a decade or so. The computer industry has been particularly prone to bold (and often way off the mark) predictions, for example: âI think there is a world market for maybe five computersâ Thomas J. Watson, IBM Chairman (1943), âI have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that wonât last out the yearâ Prentice Hall Editor (1957), âThere is no reason why anyone would want a computer in their homeâ Ken Olsen, founder of DEC (1977) and â640K ought to be enough for anybodyâ Bill Gates, CEO Microsoft (1981). 3 The field of Artificial Intelligence â right from its inception â has been particularly plagued by âbold prediction syndromeâ, and often by leading practitioners who should know better. AI has received a lot of bad press 4 over the decades, and a lot of it deservedly so. How often have we groaned in despair at the latest âby the year-20xx, we will all haveâ¦(insert your own particular âhobby horseâ here â e. g.
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9783540211532 | Springer Verlag, June 1, 2004, cover price $249.00 | About this edition: Humans have always been hopeless at predicting the futureâ¦most people now generally agree that the margin of viability in prophecy appears to be 1 ten years.
Paperback:
9783642059421 | Springer Verlag, December 7, 2010, cover price $249.00
Hardcover:
9781591408277 | Idea Group Pub, March 4, 2006, cover price $94.95 | About this edition: 'This book explores artificial intelligence finding it cannot simply display the high-level behaviours of an expert but must exhibit some of the low level behaviours common to human existence'--Provided by publisher.
Paperback:
9781591408284 | Idea Group Pub, March 5, 2006, cover price $79.95 | About this edition: 'This book explores artificial intelligence finding it cannot simply display the high-level behaviours of an expert but must exhibit some of the low level behaviours common to human existence'--Provided by publisher.
Miscellaneous:
9781591408291 | Idea Group Pub, October 30, 2006, cover price $0.04 | About this edition: 'This book explores artificial intelligence finding it cannot simply display the high-level behaviours of an expert but must exhibit some of the low level behaviours common to human existence'--Provided by publisher.
Hardcover:
9780201416237 | Addison-Wesley, December 1, 1989, cover price $48.00
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