Report Number: CS-TR-85-1075
Institution: Stanford University, Department of Computer Science
Title: Expert systems: working systems and the research literature
Author: Buchanan, Bruce G.
Date: October 1985
Abstract: Expert systems are the subject of considerable interest among persons in AI research or applications. There is no single definition of an expert system, and thus no precisely defined set of programs or set of literature references that represent work on expert systems. This report provides (a) a characterization of what an expert systems is, (b) a list of expert systems in routine use or field testing, and (c) a list of relevant references in the AI research literature.
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