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Cliff Shaw was an American computer scientist known for his work in the development of artificial intelligence and computer programming. He was a key contributor to the creation of the programming language LISP and the AI program General Problem Solver (GPS). Shaw's pioneering efforts in computer science have had a lasting impact on the field.

"To devise an information processing system capable of getting along on its own - it must handle its own problems of programming, bookkeeping, communication and coordination with its users. It must appear to its users as a single, integrated personality."


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