AI by another name.(artificial intelligence)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: March 16, 2002 | Copyright information

Computing: After years in the wilderness, the term "artificial intelligence" seems poised to make a comeback

LIKE big hairdos and dubious pop stars, the term "artificial intelligence" (AI) was big in the 1980s, vanished in the 1990s--and now seems to be attempting a comeback. The term re-entered public consciousness most dramatically with the release last year of "A.I.", a movie about a robot boy. But the term is also being rehabilitated within the computer industry. Res...

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