Creator of the SHRDLU program, which aimed to provide a computer with "understanding" of natural language. Implemented a simulated "world of toy blocks" where the program could unde...
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Creator of the SHRDLU program, which aimed to provide a computer with "understanding" of natural language. Implemented a simulated "world of toy blocks" where the program could understand and execute commands involving block manipulation. The program demonstrated the challenges of manually building a computer's semantic memory and its limitations.