The recent article by Roger C. Schank ("Where's the AI", AI Magazine, Winter, 1991) brought a broad nostalgic smile to my face. I believe that I am the unnamed Yale junior faculty member to whose work Prof. Schank alluded. Perhaps the intervening years have eradicated his memory of my name or, more likely, he wished to spare me the ignominy of serving as one of his principal strawmen. I, however, fully mindful of Oscar Wilde's observation that the only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about, would not have been insulted by being identified. But, my purpose in writing is neither to defend my scientific integrity nor to dispel my anonymity.

In some Winter, 1991) brought a broad nostalgic The principles of statistical pattern mature and highly technical disciplines, smile to my face. I believe that recognition I had employed then are this mode of thought can be I am the unnamed Yale junior faculty very general indeed. Unfortunately, this is not member to whose work Prof. Schank very principles form the basis of all the case in our chosen pursuit of the alluded. Perhaps the intervening contemporary speech recognition essence of mind which should be years have eradicated his memory of systems which, in their best incarnations seen as a young and interdisciplinary my name or, more likely, he wished here at Bell Laboratories and enterprise. I, transcribing fluent speech of virtually organisms, she was not constrained however, fully mindful of Oscar any speaker talking about a specific by the academic boundaries that Wilde's observation that the only topic and using a vocabulary of thousands have since evolved.