Description
This transcript from Session 4 of the AI Expert Systems Pioneer Meeting covers the developments in the AI and expert systems field in the 1980s and 1990s and includes short histories of five companies founded during this period: Advanced Decision Systems (ADS) and its spinoff Verity, AI Corporation, Carnegie Group, Teknowledge, and MCC. The company founders explain how and when each was founded, list their primary products and services, and discuss their main sources of funding and revenue. This session also includes an in-depth discussion on the benefits and drawbacks of LISP development environments, programming, machines, and products. The participants explore if and how the use of LISP affected the growth of expert systems companies. The discussion also covers the US National Cooperative Research Act (NCRA) and its effect on the expert systems research.
Date
2018-05-14
Contributor
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Allen, Brad, Speaker
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Baltes, Cheryl, Editor
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Barr, Avron, Speaker
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Brock, David C., Moderator
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Brown, Denny, Speaker
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Dick, Stephanie, Speaker
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Feigenbaum, Edward, Speaker
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Fox, Mark, Speaker
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Friedland, Peter, Speaker
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Garvey, Colin, Speaker
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Grad, Burt, Moderator
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Grier, David, Speaker
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Haigh, Thomas, Speaker
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Harmon, Paul, Speaker
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Hart, Peter, Speaker
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Hemmendinger, David, Speaker
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Hendrix, Gary G., Speaker
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Hsu, Hansen, Speaker
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Kunze, Fritz, Speaker
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LaHay, Edward, Speaker
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Lenat, Douglas B., Speaker
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Lewin, Dan'l, Speaker
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McCune, Brian, Speaker
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McJones, Paul, Speaker
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Norvig, Peter, Speaker
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Rappaport, Alain, Speaker
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Schorr, Herb, Speaker
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Shustek, Len, Speaker
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Smith, Reid, Speaker
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Zweben, Monte, Speaker
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Mountain View, CA
Extent
39 p.
Format
PDF
Category
Transcription
Subject
Advanced Decision Systems (ADS); Artificial intelligence (AI); American Cimflex; Carnegie Mellon University; Cycorp; Cyn; Decision-Making Systems; Defense research; Expert systems; Interlisp; Intuit; LISP; MCC; RUBRIC; Symbolics; Teknowledge; Verity; National Cooperative Research Act (NCRA)
Collection Title
AI: Expert Systems Pioneer Meeting ; CHM Oral History Collection_IMLS_Grant
Credit
Computer History Museum
