8. quot;The aim of Artificial Intelligence is to create intelligent
machines and through this, to understand the
principles of intelligence. At the moment, we can
settle for creating less stupid machines.”
-John L. Gordon
13. Computer
Medicine Systems
Applications
Chemistry
Meteorology
Geology
14. 1. Do not require common sense to solve
2. Are generally well understood
3. Can be described objectively
4. Human expertise is often scarce
5. Expertise is needed in a variety of locations
6. There are considerable advantages in reaching an
overall answer quickly
21. Decision Support
Don’t trust a machine to make a full decision?
Want to be reminded of situations to
consider?
Can’t remember everything and need
a little help?
…decision support is for you!
22. Decision Making
Are you unfamiliar with a particular area?
Don’t want to hire a real expert?
Have smaller decisions to make?
Don’t want an industrial disaster?
…a decision making system is for you!
25. IF the infection is a primary bacteremia
AND the site of the culture is a sterile site
AND the suspected portal of entry is the gastrointestinal tract
THEN there is suggestive evidence (.7) that the infection is
bacterioid
26. Advantages
Permanent expertise
Expertise easily reproduced
Inexpensive
Can hold significant amounts of information
Consistent Results
Consider transactions that humans overlook
27. Disadvantages
Lack of human common sense
Difficult to promote creative responses
Cannot explain logic
Lack of flexibility
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