| Title:
| Oliver Selfridge, an Early Innovator in Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 82
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| Description:
| Oliver G. Selfridge, an innovator in early computer science and artificial intelligence, died on Wednesday in Boston. He was 82. ... Credited with coining the term “intelligent agents,” for software programs capable of observing and responding to changes in their environment, Mr. Selfridge theorized about far more, including devices that would not only automate certain tasks but also learn through practice how to perform them better, faster and more cheaply.
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| Author:
| JOHN MARKOFF
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| Orig. Date:
| 12/3/08
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| Source:
| NY Times
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| Subject:
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| Contributor:
| Bruce Buchanan
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| Type:
| Text
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| Language:
| English
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| Format:
| html
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| Last Edit:
| Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:44:25 -0800
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