Word: schorr
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...intelligence research into human decision making in the 1960s and '70s. AI thus far has failed to reduce human intelligence to hardware and software. But in the quest to build machines that see, move, communicate and think like humans, AI has produced offshoots with evident commercial potential. Says Herbert Schorr, who spearheads IBM's efforts to commercialize AI: "Knowledge processing allows you to handle new, tough problems that are too costly or too painful to do with conventional programming techniques...
...years ago IBM's Schorr proclaimed the "second wave" of the information revolution. "While the first wave automated data processing," he said, "the second wave will automate decision making." IBM now considers itself the world leader in second-wave technology and is either using or developing expert systems throughout the company. Big Blue's claims to leadership, however, get spirited argument from companies like Digital Equipment Corp. and E.I. du Pont de Nemours. They and others are using second-wave technology not only to bring computers to bear on problems that until now have been bypassed by the information revolution...
...latecomer to the second wave. It was not until 1984 that Schorr, a respected computer designer within the company, was assigned to take corporate responsibility for artificial-intelligence projects. "Three years ago it became apparent that this technology had gone past the research phase and had become commercial," he recalls. "IBM decided we could make money in it, and that we should be the world leader." Cautiously at first, IBM began to search for opportunities to apply expert systems internally -- for "the low-hanging fruit," as Schorr puts it today...
...Marcus Mitchell (absent) (absent) Matt Newlin N N Beth Ortner Y Y Lori Outzs Y Y Ed Palleson (absent) (absent) Greg Pastore (absent) (absent) Josh Preven N Y Aaron Richmond N Y Jill Rosenfield Y Y Rudy Ruiz Y Y David Saef N N Greg Sands Y Y Dan Schorr Y Y Greg Schwartz N (abstain) Debbie Slotnick N Y Nancy Slotnick N Y Rob Speyer (absent) (absent) Chris Sturr Y Y Athan Tolis N Y Kristi Trostel Y Y Alexandra Tyler (absent) (absent) Peter Vrooman Y Y Liz Wald N N Tom Warren N N Jenni Weinreb...
...yesterday's opening match, Harvard's Mariana Chilton set the tone for the day when she pulverized Yale's number four, Susan Schorr, in straight games...