Jeffrey Stone

The annual conference of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) is the premier U.S. gathering for artificial intelligence (AI) theoreticians and practitioners. Regardless of the exact figure, I believe that the majority of large U.S. organizations are currently preparing to put AI technology into operation or have already done so. IBM Unveils Its Al Plans As if to testify that AI is now legitimate technology in corporate America, IBM chose AAAI-86 to unfurl its dedication to AI. In the keynote address, Herb Schorr, IBM's AI czar, presented IBM's recently organized program for AI activities. Schorr leads IBM's AI Project Office, a new type of IBM organization that will permeate all IBM activities and organizations related to AI. Schorr's organization currently consists of 12 people with full responsibility within IBM for (1) developing AI products for internal and external use, (2) marketing AI products outside IBM, and (3) applying AI tools and technology within IBM.