Tag Archives: artificial-intelligence

The Yin and Yang of Programming [3000 views]

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Bill Wadge

[This is from a paper we’re submitting to the International Conference on Functional Programming (ICFP 2025)][update: the paper was rejected because we included our names, violating anonymity] Introduction Recursion and iteration are the Yin and Yang of programming. Conventional languages … Continue reading →

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“Computers are Useless” and Other Sayings [480 views]

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Bill Wadge

“Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.” ~ Pablo Picasso “Science is to computer science as hydrodynamics is to plumbing.” ~ Stan Kelly-Bootle Back then, the entire Internet consisted of two slow, boxcar-sized UNIVAC computers about 50 feet … Continue reading →

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Old Masters, New Technology

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Bill Wadge

Ive been looking at paintings a lot lately, and started to wonder, what would the old masters like Rembrandt make of new technology: trains, cars, TV etc? In particular, what would they make of computers and smart phones. How would … Continue reading →

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The Rise and Fall of GOFAI [3000 views]

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Bill Wadge

Recently various pundits (including myself) have announced the end of Good Old Fashioned AI (GOFAI). But it has an impressive history, and encountered failure only on the verge of what would have been its greatest triumph. What is GOFAI? Some … Continue reading →

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