Publisher's Synopsis
This book is aimed at the computer-literate person interested in the reality of exploiting the promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in practical, maintainable software systems. It cuts through the hype, so commonly associated with discussions of AI, and presents the realities, both the promise and the problems, the current state of the art, and future directions.
It is not another expert systems book. Expert systems are viewed as just one manifestation of AI in practical software; the issues raised in this book are much broader. It looks at the conventional wisdom in software engineering-what the goals ar, the rationale behind them, and what the realities actually are.
