M01.5 CONNECT THE MECHANISM
From knowledge engineering to learning from data
In the 1980s, hand-written rules saved one computer maker millions a year, then the boom went bust. See why "let the data write the rules" took over, and what it still costs.
LESSON OVERVIEW12 min lesson
Lesson overview
In the 1980s, hand-written rules saved one computer maker millions a year, then the boom went bust. See why "let the data write the rules" took over, and what it still costs.
What you’ll explore
- Distinguish knowledge engineering from statistical fitting and identify how both approaches depend on human choices and evaluation.
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Original explanations, connected to the research.
Buchanan — A (Very) Brief History of Artificial IntelligenceDive into Deep Learning — linear regressionBuchanan and Shortliffe: the structure of MYCIN (1984), chapter 4Suggest a correction
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