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Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 4466
Amount: $49,994.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1986
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
4126 Linden Ave
Dayton, OH 45432
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 DR BARRY C DEER
 (513) 252-5601
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

IN THIS PROPOSAL WE DESCRIBE A NEW APPROACH TO MACHINE INTELLIGENCE WHOSE LONG TERM GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINE INTELLIGENCE THROUGH A HIERARCHICAL DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITIVE PROCESSES. THERE WILL BE 10 STAGES TO ATTAINING THIS GOAL. THE FOCUS OF THE PROPOSAL IS THE FIRST STAGE, NAMELY, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DISTRIBUTED FORMAT FOR THE SYSTEM'S INTERNAL REPRESENTATION OF EXPERIENCE. THE APPROACH IS UNIQUE IN THAT THE FOCUS OF RESEARCH IS ON THE SYSTEM'S ADAPTIVE MECHANISMS WHICH CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO DEVELOP THE COGNITIVE PROCESSES DIRECTLY IN THE ARCHITECTURE IN RESPONSE TO REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES. IN THIS APPROACH THE INTELLIGENT FUNCTIONS ARE DEVELOPED CONCOMMITANTLY WITH THE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE ON WHICH THEY WILL RUN. THE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH CAN BE CHARACTERIZED AS LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MACHINES THAT ARE NOT PROGRAMMED, BUT TRAINED.

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