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The introduction of massive parallelism and the renewed interest in neural networks gives a new need to evaluate the relationship of symbolic processing and artificial intelligence. The physical symbol hypothesis has encountered many difficulties coping with human concepts and common sense. Expert systems are showing more promise for the early stages of learning than for real expertise. There is a need to evaluate more fully the inherent limitations of symbol systems and the potential for programming compared with training. This can give more realistic goals for symbolic systems, particularly those based on logical foundations.
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Moss, C. Artificial intelligence and symbols. AI & Soc 3, 345–356 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01908625
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