THE PROPERTIES OF AN INTELLIGENT MACHINE

The hardware technology for an intelligent machine is available. We see no contraindication to the construction of the software of such a machine. This paper reviews and lists the functional properties of intelligent machines as seen by many authors, and attempts to formulate then in terms of basic computational methods and a program structure. It is suggested that an interchange between brain scientists and artificial intelligence workers could be more fruitful than before. The question of the validity of comparing brains and computers remains unsettled.