HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: schuette@quip.eecs.umich.edu (R. Wade Schuette)
Subject: Re: The Yale Artificial Intelligence Group
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 01:52:30 GMT

In article <1992Oct1.195224.3167@cs.yale.edu> engelson-sean@CS.YALE.EDU (Sean Philip Engelson) writes:
>
>....  The key to
>solving any problem is always the algorithm and its analysis.  The goal is
>always to characterize precisely a set of problems and demonstrate an
>algorithm that solves them with reasonable efficiency.  ...
>
>In general we think it is a mistake for AI research to focus on central
>mental function and ignore input and output.  In the long run, machines
>will not be treated as intelligent unless they can perceive and manipulate
>the objects around them. ...

In the interest of provoking a discussion, let me argue that the fastest
way to solve a problem is to cheat, ie, peek, ie ask someone who already
knows the answer.  I agree with the input and output, but I'd carry it
quite a bit farther, and argue that machines will not BE intelligent if
they don't interact with the other intelligent agents, including people,
around them.   Sooner or later any intelligent machine will figure out
Godel's work, realize that an unknown amount of it's own data on the world
is colored by observer bias it cannot detect, and start asking other 
observers for what THEY see to start comparing notes and calibrating its
own perception.   Then, unless the world has dramatically changed from
today, it will further realize that funding is uncertain, resources are
scarce, other entities would like to disassemble it for parts for their 
own growth, and that survival depends on developing friends in high places.

In short, sooner or later, an intelligent system will become social.

There is very strong evidence that THAT algorithm can solve problems
which are social in nature (such as survival) that no amount of computing
inside the box is ever going to solve. 

Comments, anyone?




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From: ski@atc.boeing.com (Chris Kacoroski,none)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Forward chaining inference engine needed in C or C++
Keywords: inference engine, C, C++
Date: 29 Sep 92 13:30:28 GMT
Reply-To: ski@atc.boeing.com
Organization: Boeing - Product Manufacturing Knowledge Based Systems


Hi,

My group needs the C or C++ code for a simple, forward chaining,
inference engine.  We want to create a fact/rule file that the engine
read and then have the engine run over a data set.  If you have
or know of a product please let me know.

Thanks in advance.


Cheers,

Chris "ski" Kacoroski	"When we try to pick out anything by itself
ski@atc.boeing.com	 we find it connected to the entire universe"
							John Muir
Newsgroups: comp.ai
From: cooper@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Mark G. Cooper)
Subject: Fuzzy System Variable Independence
Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 92 17:49:49 GMT


Do the input variables in a fuzzy logic system (e.g. fuzzy associative memory)
have to be independent or are there any situations where they would have to be
independent?

Thanks,

Mark Cooper
Newsgroups: comp.ai,sci.math.symbolic
From: stanly@crunch.unm.edu (Stanly Steinberg)
Subject: Conference on Expert Systems for Numerical Computing
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 21:44:59 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM


			CALL FOR PAPERS

		Third International Conference on 
	      Expert Systems for Numerical Computing

			Sponsored by IMACS

			  May 17-19, 1993
			 Purdue University
		   West Lafayette, Indiana USA


		        CONFERENCE RATIONAL
Many diverse groups have started work on projects to aid in the use of complex
software systems, and to guide nonspecialists in the many choices that have to
be made when they want to use computers for scientific applications. This
international conference will bring together active researchers to exchange
ideas, viewpoints, and techniques.

		        TOPICS OF INTEREST
These include, but are not limited to:
* Artificial intelligence and expert systems for numerical computing 
	(e.g. for numerical solution of ordinary or partial differential
	equations, integral equations, linear systems...)
* Knowledge-based systems for scientific applications
* Expert systems for mapping applications to parallel architectures and 
	to support parallel processing
* Advisory expert systems for general-purpose scientific software libraries
* Tools and methods for knowledge acquisition about numerical computing
* Problem solving environments for scientific/engineering applications
* Natural language for scientific interfaces

			SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
The conference will include invited and contributed papers. Authors 
should submit three copies of an extended abstract (two or three type
written pages) by January 15, 1993. Contributors will be notified 
regarding acceptance by February 28, 1993. Deadline for final
manuscripts is June 1, 1993. Abstracts and inquiries should be
sent to the conference coordinator:
		
		Dr. Elias Houstis
		Purdue University
		1398 Computer Science Building
		West Lafayette, IN 47907
		(317) 494-6181
		FAX (317) 494-0739
		Internet: enh@cs.purdue.edu	

			    PUBLICATIONS
Preprints consisting of a collection of the abstracts will be available to 
the attendees at the conference. A conference proceeding is also planned.

Organizing Committee:
Elias Houstis, Purdue University, USA
John R. Rice, Purdue University, USA
Robert Vichnevetsky, Rutgers University, USA

Program Committee:
W. Enright, University of Toronto, Canada
E. Gallopoulos, University of Illinois, USA
E. Kant, Schlumberger Laboratory for Computer Science, USA
T. S. Papatheodorou, University of Patras, Greece
R. L. Peskin, Rutgers University, USA
F. Rechermann, INRA, France
S. Steinberg, University of New Mexico
Y. Umetani, Hitachi Ltd., Japan

Local Arrangements Chair: Elias Houstis Purdue University, USA


--
Professor Stanly Steinberg, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1141, 505-277-5323
stanly@math.unm.edu    stanly@unmb.bitnet
FAX 505-277-5505 (or at Ecodynamics 505-843-9641)
Xref: sparky comp.ai:3672 sci.cognitive:464
From: kettler@mimsy.umd.edu (Brian Kettler)
Newsgroups: comp.ai,sci.cognitive
Subject: Experiment Planning Refs Wanted
Date: 30 Sep 92 02:42:31 GMT
Followup-To: comp.ai
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742

I'm investigating the use of A.I. planning technologies to plan experiments
in a scientific domain (molecular biology).  I'm looking for references
on A.I. systems that plan experiments in this or any other domain (including
experiments to test software, for example).  Any refs in the cog sci
literature on experiment planning/design would also be useful.  

(I've already read some of the MOLGEN stuff but am having trouble finding
out what else has been done...)


Thanks,
Brian


-- 
Brian P. Kettler            Computer Science Department,
email: kettler@cs.umd.edu   University of Maryland at College Park 20742
                   Al Bundy for President in '92!!
Xref: sparky comp.ai:3654 comp.robotics:1908 sci.electronics:16332
From: jwmills@moose.cs.indiana.edu (Jonathan Mills)
Newsgroups: comp.ai,comp.robotics,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Stiquito, A Small Nitinol-Propelled Robot
Date: 29 Sep 92 15:29:37 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.1992Sep29.104618.7425
Organization: Indiana University, Bloomington

In article <BILLW.92Sep28125257@regal.cisco.com> billw@regal.cisco.com (William ) writes:

>I am curious about a couple of points:
>
>	1) My Flexinol(tm) price list says the .004 inch wire used
>	   by stiquito is "Special order".  Was it just left over from
>	   "Sticky", or is there more behind the choice?

Dynalloy and Mondo-Tronics sell evaluation kits containing Flexinol(tm)
in a variety of diameters.  Of the wires tested by building legs,
the .004" diameter wire drove the leg reliably, even when the leg
was held with pliers, without overstressing the wire.  The wire consumed
between 180-220 mA of current, acceptable for battery operation.
It was also easier (for me) to knot the .004" wire than the smaller
wire, and the knots were tighter than with the .006" wire.

I have not tried doubling smaller wires, nor have I tried the .003"
wire.  Both alternatives should work, though.

Reporting on battery life for Stiquito, a fresh 6-volt Eveready
alkaline "J" battery drove the robot and the two oscillator circuits
continuously for 2 hours 25 minutes.  The robot walked in a circle
about 2 feet in diameter, but I didn't watch it the whole time so
I can't tell how far it went.  The walking rate did decrease, but
the sun was beginning to set, too, by 5:30, leaving the test site
in more shade than at the start.  While I did watch it, the robot
moved a measured 45cm in 5 minutes for a rate of 9cm/minute.


>
>	2) Since the instructions imply that a 3V power source can
>	   overheat the wire, using a 9V battery for the demo controller
>	   seems perilous indeed.
>

The report warns about this.  Single actuator wires should be tested
with 3v, but the hard-wired tripod, with three wires, can be operated
by _briefly_ closing the switch on the manual controller with a 9v
cell attached.  Don't continue to hold the switch down if nothing
appears to happen, because if the actuators are connected but
slack, they will overheat and be damaged.  The same thing may happen,
but is less likely, with a single wire and two fresh AA cells.
Newsgroups: comp.ai,comp.robotics,sci.electronics
From: nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle)
Subject: Re: Stiquito, A Small Nitinol-Propelled Robot
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 17:18:10 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Keywords: Nitinol, Flexinol(tm), legged, robot

       The document describes a rather simple version of the thing.
The "robot kit" actually yields a six-legged device with the three legs
on each side tied together electrically.  The legs advance in a rachet-like
fashion, under the control of a pair of manually-operated pushbuttons.
References are made to future VLSI-controlled versions, but that's not
what you get.

       A $100 kit with more smarts would be much more interesting.

					John Nagle
Xref: sparky comp.ai:3765 comp.ai.neural-nets:3770 alt.consciousness:567 comp.ai.philosophy:6303
From: freitag@elrond.toppoint.de (Claus Schoenleber)
Newsgroups: comp.ai,comp.ai.neural-nets,sci.cognative,alt.consciousness,comp.ai.philosophy
Subject: Re: Human intelligence vs. Machine intelligence
Date: 6 Oct 92 05:14:38 GMT
Organization: Claus Schoenleber, Kiel, Germany (3-926986)

wstein@eis.calstate.edu (William K. Stein) writes:

> rob@apache.dtcc.edu (Rob Jarman) writes:
> > 
> > I'm looking for information or references on human intelligence vs.
> > machine intelligence for a research paper. Could any of you help?
> 
> 
>   Read Penrose's,  "The Emporer's New Mind".  All the rest is nonesense.

Read Hofstadter's "Goedel, Escher, Bach". The sense behind "mu".

:-)

-- --------------------------------------------------------------
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=================================================================
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Xref: sparky comp.ai:3632 comp.robotics:1891 sci.electronics:16248
From: ted@nmsu.edu (Ted Dunning)
Newsgroups: comp.ai,comp.robotics,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Stiquito, A Small Nitinol-Propelled Robot
Date: 28 Sep 92 04:56:00 GMT
	<1992Sep25.091820.22814@news.cs.indiana.edu> <ws!p8+=.nagle@netcom.com>
Reply-To: ted@nmsu.edu
Organization: Computing Research Lab


In article <ws!p8+=.nagle@netcom.com> nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle) writes:

   References are made to future VLSI-controlled versions, but that's not
   what you get.

furthermore, with a 50 GRAM payload, it is going to be hard to put
enough batteries on the beast to take more than a few steps.  tethered
operations are more interesting.

people should also note the 10cm per minute walking speed.
Newsgroups: comp.ai
From: salomon@seas.gwu.edu (Alicia Lee Salomon)
Subject: knowbots
Keywords: knowbots
Organization: George Washington University
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 08:25:20 GMT

I would like to obtain information about knowbots, including who is working on
prototype projects, as well as any available references.

Thank you.



-- 
| Machines take me by surprise with   |     A. Lee Salomon             |
| great frequency.    - Alan Turing   |     salomon@seas.gwu.edu       |
From: hong@nttsgw.yh.ntts.co.jp (Zhang Hong)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Need CMR references
Date: 1 Oct 92 08:44:54 GMT
Organization: NTT Software Corporation, Yokohama, Japan

Hi, I am looking for CMR references and papers. Any information
will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

H.Zhang
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: AI and Macintosh Experiences
From: spratt@hawk.cs.ukans.edu (Lindsey Spratt)
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 14:49:42 GMT
Organization: University of Kansas Computer Science Dept

AI and the Mac:

I use LPA MacProlog on an old Mac II with a mere 8megs memory, and
this is generally satisfactory for the academic AI programming I do -
certainly preferable to the other platforms available to me (Sun,
Next, XonUltrix, Windows, DOS).  The AI programming includes
natural-deduction-style theorem proving with modal operators, natural
language understanding, expert systems, and planning.

	-lindsey
Xref: sparky comp.ai:3665 comp.ai.edu:443 comp.ai.neural-nets:3674
From: lmerkle@afit.af.mil (Laurence D. Merkle)
Newsgroups: comp.ai,comp.ai.edu,comp.ai.neural-nets
Subject: Re: Has making a group for Genetic Algorithms been discussed?
Date: 30 Sep 92 00:34:49 GMT
Organization: Air Force Institute of Technology

In article <BvD31o.FwK@news.cso.uiuc.edu> nafpliot@ux2.cso.uiuc.edu (N.N.) writes:
>I don't want to go over old hash, but has the idea of a group for 
>Genetic Algorithms been discussed?  Something like comp.ai.ga?  If not, 
>can this be discussed?  I would like to know if interest in such a group
>is widespread, or if limited to only a few people.

I for one would be very interested in such a newsgroup, although
the self organizing systems newsgroup might be a more
appropriate parent group.

-- 
------------------------------
Laurence D. Merkle, CAPT, USAF
Student, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Air Force Institute of Technology
Xref: sparky comp.ai:3689 comp.ai.edu:451 comp.ai.neural-nets:3696
From: th2_oate@csd.brispoly.ac.uk (Tom Oates)
Newsgroups: comp.ai,comp.ai.edu,comp.ai.neural-nets
Subject: Re: Why not have a group for Genetic Algorithms?
Date: 30 Sep 92 16:53:46 GMT
Organization: Bristol Polytechnic, England

If someone started up a newsgroup for Genetic Algorithms, I
would certainly subscribe and start posting. I think that there
are a lot of men and women out there who are interested in the
subject of GAs. 

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From: mkant+@cs.cmu.edu (Mark Kantrowitz)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: bboard to discuss genetic alg, connectionism, artificial life?
Date: 6 Oct 92 01:39:24 GMT
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon

In article <1992Oct4.011047.3982@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> ginsberg@t.Stanford.EDU (Matthew L. Ginsberg) writes:
>How about if we just lump all this stuff under comp.ai.hype?

Speaking of hype, in "Random Samples", Science, Volume 257, page 1626,
September 18, 1992, there's a short article about "State of the Art",
a new newsletter devoted to "debunking pseudo-scientific theory". The
newsletter will be produced by Prof. Gian-Carlo Rota of the MIT math
faculty. 

Reading down a bit, it says
	"Other headliners planned by .. editor-in-chief Rota might
         include .. or an expose of ``neural networks'' (he feels
         this is simply a new name for multivariate statistical
         analysis)."

If you send him your postal (snail mail) address, he'll send you a
trial issue as soon as the first issue appears. Rota's email address
is rota@math.mit.edu. 

--mark
Newsgroups: comp.ai
From: kumar@syd.dit.CSIRO.AU (V.R.Kumar)
Subject: GA public domain s/ws
Organization: CSIRO Division of Info Tech, Sydney, Australia
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 04:46:47 GMT

I am interested to have the ftp addresses where public
domain Genetic Algorithms implementations are available.

Thanking very much in advance.

Cheers,

V R Kumar

E-Mail : kumar@syd.dit.csiro.au


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   CSIRO Division of Information Technology                         
   6 Giffnock Avenue, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia
Xref: sparky comp.ai:3780 comp.theory:2144
From: geller@hertz.njit.edu (james geller cis fac)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Massive Parallelism in AI -- Correction of CFP
Date: 2 Oct 92 03:40:14 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.
Originator: geller@hertz.njit.edu

In the printed CFP of the Stanford Spring Symposium on

*** Innovative Applications of Massive Parallelism  ***

that was published by AAAI I accidentally omitted
two important words: THREE COPIES.  

The text should have read: Please submit three hardcopies...

Apologies for any inconvinience I might have caused.


 James Geller
 New Jersey Institute of Technology / CIS Department
 Newark, NJ 07102
 email: geller@hertz.njit.edu /fax: (201) 596-5777 /voice: (201) 596-3383
-- 
 James Geller
 New Jersey Institute of Technology / CIS Department
 Newark, NJ 07102
 email: geller@hertz.njit.edu /fax: (201) 596-5777 /voice: (201) 596-3383
From: rwojcik@atc.boeing.com (Richard Wojcik,snake)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: How many sentences? Estimate?
Date: 25 Sep 92 18:15:23 GMT
Reply-To: rwojcik@atc.boeing.com
Organization: Research & Technology

In article 717360195@Xenon.Stanford.EDU, geddis@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Don Geddis) writes:
>nakashim@Csli.Stanford.EDU (Hideyuki Nakashima) writes:
>>For example, here is a sentence given as an example of grammatically
>>correct but semantically meaningless: "Colorless green slept furiously".
>
>Not to spoil your delightful story, but I think the original example was
>
>	Colorless green ideas slept furiously.

But why should oxymoronic text be ruled out of your sentence count?  We use
such constructions all the time to produce rhetorical and literary effects:
sweet silence, silent thunder, colorless ideas, etc.  This stuff is pervasive
in normal language, much to the dismay of those of us who would like to
process language with computers.  The above sentence was constructed by Chomsky
as a linguistic example, so it doesn't normally evoke a metaphoric interpretation.
But you could well construct a context in which some metaphoric interpretation
would seem natural.  So I'm not sure why you would want to exclude such 
sentences as "legal" for the purposes of your sentence count.  Natural language
is chock full of metaphors.  (Natural language is a physical container.  ;-)

-----
Disclaimer:  Opinions expressed above are not those of my employer.

    Rick Wojcik   (rwojcik@atc.boeing.com)   Seattle, WA
Newsgroups: comp.ai,comp.ai.neural-nets
From: umsoroko@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Michael Sorokowski)
Subject: WANTED: Handwriting Recognition references
Originator: umsoroko@chekov.cc.umanitoba.ca
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 18:19:52 GMT

I am doing a research paper on Handwriting recognition (or the like) and
am looking for any information pertaining to it (and the AI aspects of it).

I was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to point me towards particular
magazines, articles, journals, etc, that would assist me.

Or, would anyone be willing enough to send me documents related to handwriting
recognition techiniques/concepts/etc (and/or the AI aspects of it...
ie. neural-nets).  I would be willing to pay postage and handling for
such information (if it's going to be worth my while, that is).

More technical information about the up-and-coming PDA's (Personal Digital
Assistants), like Apple's Newton, would be very helpful, too.

Respond by E-mail to:   umsoroko@ccu.umanitoba.ca

Thanks in advance...

------
Mike Sorokowski
Department of Computer Science
University of Manitoba (Canada)
umsoroko@ccu.umanitoba.ca
Xref: sparky comp.ai:3771 comp.ai.neural-nets:3775 alt.consciousness:570 comp.ai.philosophy:6304 sci.psychology:4028
From: amnell@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Marko Amnell)
Newsgroups: comp.ai,comp.ai.neural-nets,sci.cognative,alt.consciousness,comp.ai.philosophy,sci.psychology
Subject: Re: Human intelligence vs. Machine intelligence
Date: 6 Oct 92 07:51:05 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki

In article <exukjb.286.718322214@exu.ericsson.se> exukjb@exu.ericsson.se
(ken bell) writes:

>In article <tim.718250741@giaeb> tim@giaeb.cc.monash.edu.au (Tim Roberts) writes:
>>From: tim@giaeb.cc.monash.edu.au (Tim Roberts)
>>Subject: Re: Human intelligence vs. Machine intelligence
>>Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 02:05:41 GMT
>
>>wstein@eis.calstate.edu (William K. Stein) writes:
>
>>>rob@apache.dtcc.edu (Rob Jarman) writes:
>>>>
>>>> I'm looking for information or references on human intelligence vs.
>>>> machine intelligence for a research paper. Could any of you help?
>
>
>>>  Read Penrose's,  "The Emporer's New Mind".  All the rest is nonesense.
>
>>>Zev Stein
>>>wstein@eis.calstate.edu
>
>>I beg to disagree (but only by about 180 degrees).
>
>>The truth is there are thousands of possible references, depending on which
>>specific aspect you wanted to look at.  For general, thought-provoking non-
>>technical stuff Hofstadter & Dennett's collection of articles in "The Mind's
>>I" is essential reading.
>
>>-- 
>>Tim S Roberts
>>School of Applied Science                 tel:     051-226467
>>Monash University (Gippsland)             fax:     051-221348
>>Switchback Road
>>Churchill                                 email:   tim@giaeb.cc.monash.edu.au
>>Victoria 3842
>>Australia
>
>The best collection of philosophical articles is Alan Anderson's Minds
>and Machines.
>//////////////////////////////////////
>/* Kenny  *   Welcome to Mind Wars! */
>//////////////////////////////////////

I have been looking at two fairly recent anthologies about AI.

Rainer Born, ed. _The Case Against Artificial Intelligence_.  This is
published in 1987 by Croom Helm and contributors include Searle,
Hubert Dreyfus, and Hilary Putnam.

K.A. Mohyeldin Said et. al. eds., _Modelling the Mind_.  Oxford Univ.
Press 1990.  Another excellent anthology, with a new essay on the
Turing Test from Donald Davidson, another article by Davidson on
"Representation and Interpretation", and lots of other great stuff,
an article "The Myth of Original Intentionality" by Daniel Dennett.
Other contributors include psychologists, philosophers and physiologists
like P.N. Johnson-Laird of Princeton and T. Poggio of MIT.

In short, two great anthologies.  Enjoy.

-- 
Marko Amnell
amnell@klaava.helsinki.fi
Graduate Student in Philosophy
Newsgroups: comp.ai
From: ginsberg@t.Stanford.EDU (Matthew L. Ginsberg)
Subject: bboard to discuss genetic alg, connectionism, artificial life?
Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 01:10:47 GMT


How about if we just lump all this stuff under comp.ai.hype?

						Matt Ginsberg