tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685560256628587439.post6625021650301552021..comments2023-07-10T07:12:16.641-04:00Comments on The Female Perspective of Computer Science: What if Computer Science Had Never Improved?Gail Carmichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14173555781667297996noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685560256628587439.post-74613683485659203382009-05-12T17:28:00.000-04:002009-05-12T17:28:00.000-04:00Just a guess, but..
Maybe the field of computer gr...Just a guess, but..<br />Maybe the field of computer graphics has advanced significantly due to the huge demand for pretty-looking user interfaces and video games. I think most advancements in graphics have probably come from software companies trying to supply this demand, rather than from the research conducted in academic institutions. And I'm not sure whether there's <I>as much</I> demand for AI at the moment, or rather that research into AI doesn't yield much profit.<br /><br />Actually, I think it's because our idea of what AI should be like by now is just unrealistic.Karl F. Straubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677964016562971471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685560256628587439.post-12118417979676701142009-01-20T18:35:00.000-05:002009-01-20T18:35:00.000-05:00gah, "after people were disappointed".... Typo... ...gah, "after people were disappointed".... Typo... That's what I get for typing on a mobile device while breastfeeding..iosparkletreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796840137768337607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685560256628587439.post-86480937830846660022009-01-20T18:31:00.000-05:002009-01-20T18:31:00.000-05:00I remember my assembly language programming class....I remember my assembly language programming class.... Shudder! It's a wonder I stayed in comp sci, lol! I think you have a point about AI -- although it's sorta my area (applied AI in education) I'm still very much a n00b. Most of the techniques I'm reading about were deceloped in the 80s and 90s. You'll hear about the "dark ages" of AI when of was really difficult to get funding for research in AI after pol were disappointed when early AI didn't deliver the magic that was initially expected. Here's hoping for change! :Diosparkletreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796840137768337607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685560256628587439.post-24812477654663497422009-01-20T15:20:00.000-05:002009-01-20T15:20:00.000-05:00That theory definitely works for me.I randomly rea...That theory definitely works for me.<BR/><BR/>I randomly realized that I should have made the disclaimer that I am commenting on AI from the outside in. I took a class or two, but it's definitely not my research area. Maybe that makes what I'm saying less valid, or maybe the fresh, unbiased look makes it all the more interesting ;)Gail Carmichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173555781667297996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685560256628587439.post-16051662658822836732009-01-20T15:16:00.000-05:002009-01-20T15:16:00.000-05:00This is a very interesting question - but I am goi...This is a very interesting question - but I am going to frame it in slightly a different way - WHY? Why has AI not improved at the rate of software/PL/hardware/networking?<BR/><BR/>I think the answer lies in abstraction.<BR/><BR/>The thing is, software has improved because we are able to cleanly cleave layers of abstraction between the machine and the programmer. Same with hardware, lots of injection of layers to ease development, ditto on networking.<BR/><BR/>But with AI, because we have such little understanding of intelligence/learning/etc. from a neurological standpoint, and somehow we have not figured out how to inject intermediate representations of intelligence that abstract away layers above and below, we have not been able to develop AI as much. It's too quantized, it's kind of all or nothing (or rather, all or little). Anyway, that's my theory that I just thought up as I read your post. <BR/><BR/>It's nice to read a post about CS that is thought-provoking. Thanks :).PhizzleDizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02036442165798690074noreply@blogger.com