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> Lots of companies make a lot of money with expert systems, but they have no incentive to fund AI research since expert systems have hit a clear capability cei
by throwaway613834 9y ago
> Lots of companies make a lot of money with expert systems, but they have no incentive to fund AI research since expert systems have hit a clear capability ceiling.
I'm not sure I follow the reasoning here. Is the suggestion that AI cannot do better than expert systems?
- mistercow 9y agoI think the point is that just because companies are making money off of AI advances, that doesn't necessarily mean we won't hit another AI winter once we hit a ceiling with current techniques.
- throwaway613834 9y agoOkay but what's the relevance of expert systems to this argument?
- tinym 9y agoThis isn't the first round of AI that's been useful for "large-scale profitable applications"
- zardo 9y agoExpert systems are one of the, supposedly not profitable, previous AI booms the preceded an AI winter. My point is, they were and are profitable, but clearly that didn't keep winter at bay.