Allen Newell
American cognitive scientist who co-developed the General Problem Solver, emphasizing human-like AI.
Quotes by Allen Newell
The architecture of cognition provides the constraints within which all cognitive processes operate.
The unified theory of cognition is a grand challenge for cognitive science.
The computer is not just a tool, but a medium for expressing theories of cognition.
The symbol system is the fundamental unit of analysis in cognitive science.
The knowledge level is a powerful abstraction for understanding intelligent behavior.
The problem of intelligence is ultimately a problem of design.
The future of AI lies in building integrated intelligent systems.
The scientific study of mind is a relatively young field.
The quest for a unified theory of cognition is a long and arduous journey.
The ultimate goal is to understand how the mind works.
You can't play chess quickly unless you see a lot of chess.
The goal of artificial intelligence is to understand the nature of intelligence.
Problem solving is search in a space of possibilities.
Cognition is computation on symbols.
The mind is what the brain does.
Intelligence emerges from the interaction of simple processes.
We must model the mind as a symbol system.
The computer revolution is a cognitive revolution.
Understanding human thought requires computational models.
Symbols are the medium of thought.