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AIList Digest Volume 2 Issue 102
AIList Digest Wednesday, 8 Aug 1984 Volume 2 : Issue 102
Today's Topics:
LISP - Compatibility & Conversion,
Simulation - Self-Simulation,
Applications - Computer-Mediated Social Interaction,
AI in Engineering - SIGART Call for Papers,
Conference - AISB-85: Call for Papers
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Date: 4 Aug 84 17:35:00-PDT (Sat)
From: pur-ee!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!chandra @ Ucb-Vax.arpa
Subject: Charniak's "AI-Prog." book: Code Reqst
Article-I.D.: uiucuxc.28900003
Help !!!
I have been using the AI-programming book by Charniak, Riesbeck
and McDermott as a reference. I however do not have access to the Lisp
dialect in their book [UCI-LISP]. I am working in MacLisp/Franz Lisp
and am having some trouble performing the conversion.
Judging from the popularity of the book, I wondered if somebody
had already written some code to perform the conversion.
I also have access to Zeta-lisp and Interlisp.
Do you think you can help me?
Thank you,
Navin
Phone 1-800-USA-CERL
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Date: 7 Aug 1984 15:28:26-EDT
From: kushnier@NADC
Subject: Interlisp/Zetalisp Compatibility
Can someone tell a novice the difference between Interlisp and Zetalisp..In pl
plain English?
Thanks
Ron Kushnier
kushnier@NADC.arpa
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Date: 6-Aug-84 22:35 PDT
From: Kirk Kelley <KIRK.TYM@OFFICE-2.ARPA>
Subject: Self-Simulation
How long would a simulation of its own lifetime survive?
What would be the features of the most viable such simulation feasible in the
next year or so?
For example, would it be a collaboration on a model of THAT collaboration
process done in order to gain some insight into its most viable forms?
Would it be a computer simulation?
Would it aim to encourage anyone (with a modem?) to play with it?
How would those who contribute to the model or provide simulation services be
compensated?
How would proposed changes to the model be moderated?
What would be its measure of its aliveness?
The self reference makes this question somewhat tricky to answer, though we
usually manage to do it in one fashion or another with respect to our own
lifetimes. The trickiness comes when playing with some portion of the model
central to its own self definition. We must make sure that after we are done
playing, the measures of its aliveness are still valid. Changing the
measures can in turn affect a central part of the model ...
What would be the features of the language in which the model is written?
-- kirk
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Date: 21 July 1984 1051-PDT (Saturday)
From: sdcsla!bannon@nprdc
Subject: Computer-Mediated Social Interaction
[Forwarded from the WorkS discussion list by Laws@SRI-AI.
This seems to lead into the question of how AI can be used
in computers for mediating human interactions.]
I am interested in collecting information on the use of computers to
mediate interactions between people. It appears to me that our
computer systems today do not provide much in the way of support for
cooperation - joint problem-solving, sharing of information,
co-operative production of text, on-line (human) expert assistance.
If people know of experiments carried out in this domain, or of
experimental software facilities to support such activities, I would
appreciate if they could mail me information - references, personal
experiences, anecdotes, etc.
[As an example, how useful have people found the "link" command on
the TENEX system?]
(PS. I know about computer conferencing, my focus is more on other,
perhaps less-publicized facilities, but comments on the USE of
conferencing systems would be of interest.)
I will summarize the results of the survey to the [WORKS] net. Thank you.
Liam Bannon
Institute for Cognitive Science, C-015,
UCSD, La Jolla, CA 92093.
(619)-452-2807
(452-6771)
or,
bannon@nprdc -on the arpanet
....ucbvax!sdcsvax!sdcsla!bannon -on the net
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Date: Tue 7 Aug 84 11:36:19-EDT
From: Duvvuru Sriram <Duvvuru.Sriram@CMU-CS-C.ARPA>
Subject: AI in Engineering
SPECIAL ISSUE ON APPLICATIONS OF
AI IN ENGINEERING
The April 1985 issue of the SIGART newsletter (tentative schedule) will focus
on the applications of AI in engineering. The purpose of this issue is to
provide an overview of research being conducted in this area around the world.
The following topics are suggested:
- Knowledge-based expert systems
- Intelligent computer tutors
- Representation of engineering problems
- Natural language and graphical interfaces
- Interfacing engineering databases with expert systems
The above topics are by no means exhaustive; other related topics are welcome.
Individuals or groups conducting research in this area and who would like to
share their ideas are invited to send two copies of 3 to 4 page summaries of
their work, preferably ongoing research, before December 1, 1984. The
summaries should include a title, the names of people associated with the
research, affiliations, and bibliographical references. Since the primary aim
of this special issue is to provide information about ongoing and proposed
research, please be as brief as possible and avoid lengthy implementation
details. Submissions should be sent to D. Sriram at the following address or
through Arpanet to Sriram@CMU-RI-CIVE:
D. Sriram
Design Research Center
Carnegie-Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Tel. No. (412)578-3603
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Date: Wednesday, 8-Aug-84 12:15:07-BST
From: BUNDY HPS (on ERCC DEC-10) <Bundy%edxa@ucl-cs.arpa>
Subject: AISB-85: Call for Papers
The Society For The Study Of
Artificial Intelligence And Simulation Of Behaviour
________________________________________________________________________
CALL FOR PAPERS AISB 85 WARWICK, ENGLAND, APRIL 10-12 1985
________________________________________________________________________
Submissions are invited for the AISB Easter 1985 conference, to be held
at the University of Warwick on April 10-12 1985. Papers may be on any
aspect of AI, including though not necessarily restricted to
AI and Education Reasoning
Learning Knowledge Representation
Robotics Vision
Natural Language Cognitive Modelling
Expert Systems Architectures and Languages
Planning Speech
Papers should ideally relate to practical or theoretical work in
progress or completed. Those intending to submit a paper should make a
preliminary submission of a provisional title and abstract of up to 100
words and a provisional list of keywords.
Deadline for notification: November 1st 1984
Full papers, of 2000-5000 words, should be on A4 pages and double-
spaced. Three copies should be submitted. The first sheet should give
the title, names of authors, a brief abstract and a list of keywords, to
help in the assigning of referees. The paper itself should start on the
next page, and authors' names should not appear in the main body of the
text.
Deadline for full papers: December 7th 1984
Authors will be notified of referees' decisions around the end of
January 1985. Final copies, for photo-reproduction, will be needed by
late February. Copies of the conference proceedings will be provided to
everyone attending.
There will also be unrefereed postgraduate poster sessions, to allow
postgraduates to display information about their work. Those wishing to
provide a poster session should contact the programme chairman, no later
than January 31st, 1985. Authors of submitted papers will not be
eligible to provide poster sessions.
Notification and the three copies of full papers should be sent to the
Programme Committee chairman:
Peter Ross,
Department of Artificial Intelligence,
Forrest Hill,
Edinburgh EH1 2QL, Scotland.
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