Скачать или смотреть Computer Chronicles S01E23 - Fifth Generation Computers

In this 1984 episode of The Computer Chronicles, hosts Stewart Cheifet and Gary Kildall examine the ambitious vision behind fifth generation computing — systems capable of artificial intelligence and knowledge-based reasoning. Featuring Edward Feigenbaum, a pioneer of AI from Stanford University, and Herb Lechner of SRI International, the episode explores the rise of expert systems, knowledge engineering, and Japan’s Fifth Generation Project, which aimed to revolutionize computing through logic programming and inference engines. Demonstrations include early expert systems like Drilling Advisor, showcasing how machines could assist in real-world problem-solving by reasoning rather than calculating.

🧠 Topics covered:
• The concept of fifth generation computers and knowledge-based systems
• Evolution from data processing to symbolic and inference-based computing
• Early artificial intelligence research at Stanford and SRI
• Knowledge engineering and heuristic reasoning
• Expert systems in medicine, chemistry, and engineering
• Demonstration of the “Drilling Advisor” oil analysis expert system
• Japan’s Fifth Generation Project and its challenge to U.S. computing dominance
• The industrialization of AI and the race for intelligent software

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