Artificial Intelligence Needs More Emphasis on Basic Research: President's Quarterly Message

Authors

  • John McCarthy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1609/aimag.v4i4.410

Abstract

Too few people are doing basic research in AI relative to the number working on applications. The ratio of basic/applied is less in AI than in the older sciences and than in computer science generally. This is unfortunate, because reaching human level artificial intelligence will require fundamental conceptual advances.

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Published

1983-12-15

How to Cite

McCarthy, J. (1983). Artificial Intelligence Needs More Emphasis on Basic Research: President’s Quarterly Message. AI Magazine, 4(4), 5. https://doi.org/10.1609/aimag.v4i4.410

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Editorials