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Applied Intelligent Systems - New Directions (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004) Loot Price: R4,512
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Applied Intelligent Systems - New Directions (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004): John Fulcher

Applied Intelligent Systems - New Directions (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004)

John Fulcher

Series: Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, 153

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Humans have always been hopeless at predicting the future...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: 'I think there is a world market for maybe five computers' Thomas J. Watson, IBM Chairman (1943), 'I 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 won't last out the year' Prentice Hall Editor (1957), 'There is no reason why anyone would want a computer in their home' Ken Olsen, founder of DEC (1977) and '640K ought to be enough for anybody' Bill Gates, CEO Microsoft (1981). 3 The field of Artificial Intelligence - right from its inception - has been particularly plagued by 'bold prediction syndrome', 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 'by the year-20xx, we will all have...(insert your own particular 'hobby horse' here - e. g.

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Imprint: Springer-Verlag
Country of origin: Germany
Series: Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, 153
Release date: December 2010
First published: 2004
Editors: John Fulcher
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 325
Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004
ISBN-13: 978-3-642-05942-1
Categories: Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy
Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Engineering: general
Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Pattern recognition
Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Mathematics for scientists & engineers
Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Artificial intelligence > General
Books > Professional & Technical > Electronics & communications engineering > Electronics engineering > Automatic control engineering > General
LSN: 3-642-05942-2
Barcode: 9783642059421

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