Parallel Computation and Computers for Artificial Intelligence

✍ Scribed by Scott E. Fahlman (auth.), Janusz S. Kowalik (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1987
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 304
• Series: The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science 26
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

It has been widely recognized that artificial intelligence computations offer large potential for distributed and parallel processing. Unfortunately, not much is known about designing parallel AI algorithms and efficient, easy-to-use parallel computer architectures for AI applications. The field of parallel computation and computers for AI is in its infancy, but some significant ideas have appeared and initial practical experience has become available. The purpose of this book has been to collect in one volume contributions from several leading researchers and pioneers of AI that represent a sample of these ideas and experiences. This sample does not include all schools of thought nor contributions from all leading researchers, but it covers a relatively wide variety of views and topics and in this sense can be helpful in assessing the state ofthe art. We hope that the book will serve, at least, as a pointer to more specialized literature and that it will stimulate interest in the area of parallel AI processing. It has been a great pleasure and a privilege to cooperate with all contributors to this volume. They have my warmest thanks and gratitude. Mrs. Birgitta Knapp has assisted me in the editorial task and demonstrated a great deal of skill and patience. Janusz S. Kowalik vii INTRODUCTION Artificial intelligence (AI) computer programs can be very time-consuming.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Parallel Processing in Artificial Intelligence....Pages 3-19
Parallel Computing Using Multilisp....Pages 21-49
Execution of Common Lisp Programs in a Parallel Environment....Pages 51-62
Qlisp....Pages 63-89
Restricted and-Parallel Execution of Logic Programs....Pages 91-107
Parlog: Parallel Programming in Logic....Pages 109-130
Data-Driven Processing of Semantic Nets....Pages 131-149
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Application of the Butterfly Parallel Processor in Artificial Intelligence....Pages 153-164
On the Range of Applicability of an Artificial Intelligence Machine....Pages 165-184
Low-Level Vision on Warp and the Apply Programming Model....Pages 185-199
AHR: A Parallel Computer for Pure Lisp....Pages 201-221
Faim-1: An Architecture for Symbolic Multiprocessing....Pages 223-246
Overview of AI Application-Oriented Parallel Processing Research in Japan....Pages 247-260
Back Matter....Pages 261-291

✦ Subjects

Processor Architectures