Case-Based Reasoning: A Research Paradigm

"I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know no way of judging of the future but by the past." AI researchers seek to understand the nature of intelligence and human thought. They examine a range of human cognitive behavior, including memory, learning, planning, and problem solving and look for principles that play general descriptive and explanatory roles. The second agenda for AI research is technological.