Optics and Symbolic Computing
Abstract
There exists a set of problems that conventional computer science approaches find intractable or prohibitively expensive. This set includes image, natural language and speech understanding, along with expert reasoning. Interestingly enough, these problems are easily solved by humans so a solution must exist. The computer science community has taken up this challenge and the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) developed to address these problems. Unfortunately, the solution strategies developed by the AI researchers so far posses several shortcomings. In particular, to implement the solutions for meaningful applications requires the development of computers far different than the digital electronic workhorses of the past. It is not clear whether the presently available electronic computer technology is even capable of building machines that can solve these problems. Therefore, this report identified ways how an alternative technology, optical computing, may address the critical shortcomings of electronic approaches.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA182686
Entities
People
- Brian Kushner
Organizations
- Braddock Dunn & McDonald