“Artificial intelligence is not a term generally used at IBM.” (Kathleen Keeshen, IBM spokesperson, 1982)
Since the early days of software, the highest enthusiasms and deepest disillusions have followed the term of artificial intelligence when used by corporations, especially when included in, or close to, their product line.
The only thing we can state as a hard fact in the artificial intelligence field, is that its definition regularly changes with time. It is very likely that the one we give it today will fully differ in a short period of time (typically, we can say that its definition changes every decade). Could you imagine a domain like mathematics, or even one of its sub-divisions like calculus, being redefined every decade?
I am starting this blog for several reasons, the main one being to keep track of the important ideas, thoughts and hard facts that I encounter, especially in my professional life, and to share them. I don’t pretend the content of this blog to be of any significant value except for me and possibly people close to me or interested in my field.