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>From: gin001@cdc835.cdc.polimi.it (Mauro Cicognini)
Newsgroups: comp.ai.philosophy
Subject: classifier systems
Keywords: genetic algorithms, classifier systems
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Date: 27 May 92 17:07:51 GMT
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My AI professor recently asked me to write a paper about classifier systems.
I think that the question could be of some interest to this group:
	are classifier systems and genetic algorithms a part of AI?
In fact it seems to me that he isn't really convinced of them being AI -
although there exists a significant literature saying so. Other professors
here (Polytechnic of Milan, Italy) do say that CSs and GAs are in fact AI,
but they've failed so far to bring up a good argument. In fact, we don't
really have a paper "demonstrating" this, and we tend to agree that CSs
and GAs don't fit into the original picture for AI, although they could
be a natural extension.
Does anyone have a point to bring up on this?
It would be really nice for me to see a thread started here on this subject.
(If the discussion doesn't belong in this group, please tell me at once)
Thanx in advance.


Mauro Cicognini (gin001@cdc835.cdc.polimi.it)
		( af240@yfn.ysu.edu         )

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