Applied Artificial Intelligence: A Sourcebook

Nearly all AI books are scholarly & theoretical. Most concentrate on basic research questions & issues. This book avoids those issues & controversies & instead deals with where we are now in terms of practical applications & real applied potential. The book represents the first collection of applications selected on the basis of how successful they have been. Areas include, manufacturing & design, computer assisted instruction, national defense, robotics, airline industry, software engineers, etc.