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"Around 1967 Dan Bobrow wrote a program to do algebra problems based on symbols rather than numbers."
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"There was a failure to recognize the deep problems in AI; for instance, those captured in Blocks World. The people building physical robots learned nothing."
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"I think Lenat is headed in the right direction, but someone needs to include a knowledge base about learning."
"I heard that the same thing occurred in a scene in Alien, where the creature pops out of the chest of a crewman. The other actors didn't know what was to happen; the director wanted to get true surprise."
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