A practical guide to designing expert systems: S.M. Weiss and C.A. Kulikowski, (Rowman and Allanheld, Totowa, NJ, 1984); 174 pages, $24.95
✍ Scribed by Clive L. Dym
- Book ID
- 102640113
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 73 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3702
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✦ Synopsis
BOOK REVIEWS
know things about "learning itself"? We need more subtle experiments to understand more deeply the source of differences in human intelligence. This is not to discount Anderson's work, but rather to take note of the state of the art--at least in 1980.
So why was the book written? Apparently it was not to announce "new results" to the world at large, but rather to bring together scattered researchers for a new assault on hard problems. The movement has all the earmarks of a young field in formation. There are many splinter groups struggling with disconnected theories. Whether researchers will soon be able to build on each other's work will depend on the leadship.
Although the volume is now somewhat dated, it is still valuable for bringing the work together in one place. The bibliography is outstanding in its organization and completeness, and would be a useful resource for the graduate student developing a thesis topic. Since there are many gaping holes in the current state of the art, the book also provides an apparent invitation to jump in and do better. Meanwhile, the proceedings of the second workshop are now in preparation and are scheduled for release in January. I am already looking forward to them and will undoubtedly devote another weekend.